Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
War — War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
War — War, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Warred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warring}.] 1. To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence. [1913 Webster] Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
War — War, v. t. 1. To make war upon; to fight. [R.] [1913 Webster] To war the Scot, and borders to defend. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry on, as a contest; to wage. [R.] [1913 Webster] That thou . . . mightest war a good warfare. Tim. i. 18. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
War — War, a. Ware; aware. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
War on I-4 — is the nickname for the rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League. The teams have met at least twice and up to four times a season since 1991, and both have consistently been at the top of the… … Wikipedia
War — This article is about war in general. For other uses, see War (disambiguation) and The War (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras … Wikipedia
WAR — Die Abkürzung WAR steht für: Wassermann Reaktion in der Medizin, (WaR) Web Archive, ein Dateiformat (Endung „.war“) für in Java implementierte Webanwendungen nach der Java Servlet Spezifikation Web Archive, ein Dateiformat (Endung „.war“) für vom … Deutsch Wikipedia
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war — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, from Anglo French werre, guerre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werra strife; akin to Old High German werran to confuse Date: 12th century 1. a. (1) a state of usually … New Collegiate Dictionary
war — See: COLD WAR, TUG OF WAR … Dictionary of American idioms
war — See: COLD WAR, TUG OF WAR … Dictionary of American idioms
