state of war
A state of armed conflict between states, irrespective of a declaration of warA state of armed conflict between states, irrespective of a declaration of war.
» We're in a state of war.
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1 sensesA state of armed conflict between states, irrespective of a declaration of war.
состояние войныsostojanije vojny
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
Examples
12 sentencesWe're in a state of war.
The states were constantly at war.
Країни були постійно у стані війни. — deniko
Accountability for state-sanctioned war crimes requires international action.
In nature, living beings are in a perpetual state of war.
He fought in the United States' war against Mexico.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: states of war| Singular | state of war |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply:war
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.