war of necessity
war of necessity · wars of necessity
A war waged out of necessity, such as due to imminent danger to a country's welfare or…A war waged out of necessity, such as due to imminent danger to a country's welfare or sovereignty.
Meaning
1 sensesA war waged out of necessity, such as due to imminent danger to a country's welfare or sovereignty.
We must consider this struggle against the Axis invasion of the Continent a war of necessity, as it threatens to dismantle our very way of life…
Examples
1 sentencesAtrocities of the most vicious kind were justified by the watchwords: "This is war!" "Might is Right." "Necessity knows no law."
Forms
plural: wars of necessity| Singular | war of necessity |
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irregular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular