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conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty)
fastening (as in a joint)
両国は条約を締結した。
The two countries concluded a treaty.
契約の締結に向けて交渉した。
I negotiated toward the conclusion of a contract.
国際協定を締結するまでに数年かかった。
It took several years to conclude the international agreement.