state of war

Noun
  1. A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply (synset 114004888)
    "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
    referred to in: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    is a type of: antagonism, enmity, hostility - a state of deep-seated ill-will
    subtypes: proxy war - a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
    same as: war

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