Formal agreements in dissertation to be read out (8)
I believe the answer is:
treaties
'formal agreements' is the definition.
'treaties' can be an answer for 'agreements' (treaty is a kind of agreement). I'm not certain of the 'formal' bit.
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treaties that I've seen before include "Written agreements between states" , "Treatise about pacts" , "Rome and Versailles, for example" , "Treatise on international agreements" , "Accords" .)