Pronunciation: ' kä-s ə s- ' be- ˌ l ē , ' k ā -s ə s- ' be- ˌ l ī
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ca · sus belli \ ' kä- ˌ süs-, ' k ā - ˌ süs- \
Etymology: New Latin, occasion of war
Date: circa 1841
: an event or action that justifies or allegedly justifies a war or conflict