Meaning of locarnize | Babel Free

Definitions

To corrupt a peace agreement or treaty to favor one side.

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Examples

“And when these promises have been unmistakably fulfilled, even Poincare will not hesitate to reduce the troops of occupation and to consent to complete evacuation at an early date, as well as to Locarnizing all the French policies.”

“While the French emissary fastidiously avoided evoking the 1925 negotiations, given the Marshal's vehemently negative sentiments on the subject, Pilsudski promptly saw through the French move to 'locarnize' the treaty.”

““While future talks were not ruled out Piłsudski would not have the military pact ‘locarnized’ (his word), nor would he accept any French move to reduce their obligations to Poland in case of a Polish–Soviet conflict.””

““For the record, Piłsudski states most categorically that this was a French initiative, and manifested a repugnance to have the military convention ‘locarnized’ (Franchet d’Esperey recorded this expression).””

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