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bel·lig·er·en·cy /bə-'li-jə-rən-sē/ n: the state of being at war or in conflict; specif: the status whereby a recognized military force is granted the protection of the international laws of war
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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affray, aggression, aggressiveness, altercation, animosity, antagonism, assault, attack, battling, bellicosity, belligerance, clashing, combat, combativeness, conflict, contentiousness, contestation, controversy, disagreement, discord, disputation, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, encounter, enmity, feud, fighting, fracas, hostility, impugnation, impugnment, inimicality, malevolence, martiality, melee, militancy, opposition, oppugnancy, oppugnation, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, resort to arms, revengefulness, riot, rivalry, scuffle, siege, sparring, state of siege, state of war, strife, time of war, tumult, tussle, unpeacefulness, violence, warfare, warlikeness, wartime, wrangle
associated concepts: adverse possession, belligerency de facto, international law, national defense
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argument (contention), conflict, ill will, strife
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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the state of carrying on war.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.