səs ˈbɛl Origin:
1840–50; < Neo-Latin: literally, occurrence of war
1840–50; < Neo-Latin: literally, occurrence of war
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| —n , pl casus belli | |
| 1. | an event or act used to justify a war |
| 2. | the immediate cause of a quarrel |
| [literally: occasion of war] | |
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casus belli
1849, from L. casus "case" + belli, gen. of bellum "war." An act justifying war.
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