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acquis
- /aˈkiː/ UK
- /ɑˈki/ US
Rhymes with -iː
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Shortened from acquis communautaire: French acquis (“that has been acquired or obtained”) + communautaire (“of the community”).
noun
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The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
Despite the clarity with which this principle has been reiterated, most applicants believe that their own circumstances are unique and deserve an equality of respect, even when this might challenge a principle of at least part of the acquis. The UK, for example, believed that its wider trading links
Similar: Community acquis
- The accumulated legislation and decisions of any international community. Acquis is a French term meaning "that which has been agreed". In the context of the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA) means that the negotiations should start from the point at which […] the COMESA, EAC and SADC trade negotiations have reached. Tariff negotiations and the exchange of tariff con
Talk about this word "acquis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acquis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acquis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acquis "acquis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acquis.Cite this
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