"act of war" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acts of war [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|acts of war}} act of war (plural acts of war)
  1. (military) An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace. Categories (topical): Military, War
    Sense id: en-act_of_war-en-noun-41OwrttL Disambiguation of War: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military) An action taken by military forces as part of a war. Categories (topical): Military Related terms: casus belli, declaration of war, state of war Translations (act of war): 戰爭行為 (Chinese Mandarin), 战争行为 (zhànzhēng xíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), krigshandling [common-gender] (Danish), sotatoimi (Finnish), acte de guerre [masculine] (French), casus belli (Latin), ato de guerra [masculine] (Portuguese), krigshandling (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-act_of_war-en-noun-1uGVE8Rc Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'act of war': 42 58

Inflected forms

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