仮かり調ちょう印いん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

initialing; provisional signing

Used in diplomatic or legal contexts for the initial signing of a treaty or agreement, often as a preliminary step before formal ratification. The term implies a non-binding or conditional signature.

• 両りょう国こくは平へい和わ条じょう約やくに仮かり調ちょう印いんした。

  The two countries initialed the peace treaty.

• 仮かり調ちょう印いんの後あと、正せい式しきな署しょ名めいが行おこなわれる予よ定ていだ。

  After the initialing, the formal signing is scheduled to take place.