state of war

Other forms: states of war

Definitions of state of war
  1. noun
    a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
    synonyms: war
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    types:
    proxy war
    a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
    type of:
    antagonism, enmity, hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
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