CASUS BELLI


Meaning of CASUS BELLI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-səs-ˈbe-ˌlē, ˈkā-səs-ˈbe-ˌlī ]

noun

( plural ca·sus belli ˈkä-ˌsüs-, ˈkā-ˌsüs-)

Etymology: New Latin, occasion of war

Date: circa 1841

: an event or action that justifies or allegedly justifies a war or conflict

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