"preventive war" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: preventive wars [plural]
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  1. War started by one of the parties without having received any attack from the other party. This type of war is initiated by states unable to use diplomacy Wikipedia link: preventive war Categories (topical): War Translations (type of war): ennaltaehkäisevä sota (Finnish), превенти́вна війна́ (preventývna vijná) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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