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Meanings of occasion for war in English

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

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Usage of occasion for war in English
1
There was no longer pretension or pretext, nor was there occasion for war.
The Duel Between France and Germany
2
People who have no occasion for war do not make any impression of being psychologically thwarted.
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
3
The attempt of the Helvetii to leave their homes in the Alps for new dwelling-places in Gaul served him as an occasion for war.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 / (From the Ris...
4
These were the occasions of its outbreak and extension; but national rivalries always exist and occasions for war are never wanting.
A Short History of the Great War
Translations for occasion for war
Portuguese
casus belli