Pacts (8)
I believe the answer is:
treaties
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pacts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for treaties that I've seen before include "Written agreements between states" , "Accords" , "Treatise on international agreements" , "Rome and Versailles, for example" , "Treatise about pacts" .)