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Meanings of act of war in English

Russian
casus belli
Portuguese
casus belli
Spanish
casus belli
Catalan
casus belli
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('Occasion for war') is an act or event that provokes or is used to justify war.

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casus belli
Usage of act of war in English
1
His voice came faint: 'Darujhistan would consider that an act of war.'
Orb Sceptre Throne
2
A deliberate invasion, a deliberate act of war, was something else entirely.
In Fire Forged
3
This first act of war, for some curious reason, caused no excitement.
Abraham Lincoln
4
The North has said it would consider any interception an act of war.
Reuters
5
North Korea considers the South Korean broadcasts tantamount to an act of war.
The Guardian
6
Pyongyang has previously said the broadcasts were tantamount to an act of war.
The Guardian
7
This is not an act of war, it is a crime!'
The Lady of the Rivers
8
Opponents of the no-fly zone say that would be an act of war.
Reuters
9
It was an act of war against them directly, Mr Pompeo told reporters.
News.com.au
10
Attacking them was an act of war against Moscow, not Havana.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
11
We consider that an act of war and you will be treated accordingly.
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat; Or, Under the Ocean for Sunken...
12
Killing him was a blunt act of war against a substantial regional power.
The Guardian
13
Failure to comply will be tantamount to an act of war.
Seraphina
14
North Korea today described UN sanctions imposed on it as an act of war.
The Irish Times
15
German law says if you prepare an act of war, that's something quite serious.
Wired
16
These gunmen had, quite possibly, committed an act of war.
Obama's wars
Translations for act of war
Portuguese
casus belli