English Explanatory Dictionary

act of war

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace.
  2. An action taken by military forces as part of a war.

Word forms

act of war acts of war

Related words

casus belli declaration of war state of war
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