'state of war' definitions:

Definition of 'state of war'

noun

A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: war, state of war] [ant: peace]

Synonyms of 'state of war'

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all-out war,
appeal to arms,
armed combat,
armed conflict,
attack,
battle,
belligerence,
belligerency,
bloodshed,
combat,
fighting,
hostilities,
hot war,
la guerre,
might of arms,
military operations,
open hostilities,
open war,
resort to arms,
shooting war,
the sword,
total war,
war,
warfare,
warmaking,
warring,
wartime

Words containing 'state of war'

war between the states,
united states civil war