What is the Latin word for pact, paction?

The usual Latin words for “pact, paction” are pactiō, pangō, conveniō; also cōnstituō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“pact, paction” in Latin

pactiōThe act of agreeing or covenanting; an agreement, covenant, contract, bargain, pact, treaty, truce.; A corrupt bargainin pangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in; to set, plant; to celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts of conveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to court cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, construct

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

pact, paction

pactio, pactum (an agreement drawn in proper form, and which has become legal; the former as action): conventus; conventum; constitutum (the thing agreed upon; also, before it is irrevocably binding). Vid: COMPACT.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for pact, paction?: The usual Latin words for “pact, paction” are pactiō, pangō, conveniō; also cōnstituō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.