act of war

noun

1. an act of aggression by a country against another with which it is nominally at peace.

act of war

noun

1. an aggressive act, usually employing military force, which constitutes an immediate threat to peace

Example Sentences

After a ceasefire, Modi vowed that "any attack on Indian soil will be considered as an act of war".

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Eisenhower would consider that nothing less than an act of war.

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This was nothing less than an invasion, Khrushchev charged, an act of war.

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A blockade, like an air strike, was an act of war.

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Sheinbaum has repeatedly said that she opposes unilateral U.S. military action in her nation and that Mexico would treat such a strike as an act of war.

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