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state of war

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state of war

 
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–noun
1. a condition marked by armed conflict between or among states, existing whether or not war has been declared formally by any of the belligerents.
2. a legal condition initiated and concluded by formal declaration, and not necessarily involving armed conflict.
3. the duration of such a condition.
Origin:
1945–50
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state of war

noun
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: war] [ant: peace] 
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