state of war
9
6.2
- noun
- /steɪt əv wɔr/
- Formal
:
estado de guerra
- 324 Shortly after the charges were brought, Noriega declared a state of war between Panama and the United States.
- declare a state of war
- end the state of war
- constant state of war
They, you know, Alban, Alban, you know, what's important to understand is that we were always in the state of war and always in the state of occupation.
- They, you know, Alban, Alban, you know, what's important to understand is that we were always in the state of war and always in the state of occupation.
- But people being people, they're apartment to escalate retaliatory behavior, thus creating what law called a state of war.
- I want to emphasize that we are currently in a state of war that people aren't realizing what is that these weapons are being wielded around US, against us.
Examples
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For an act of treason to occur, a state of war must exist.
Blog text (10) -
I ask that the congress declare that, since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.
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Or they can both be in a state of war with one another.
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But this is something that that allows us to not be in a state of war with other people.
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We will be in a state of war.
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We're in a state of war.
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The continued state of war affects the human rights of North Korean people today in at least two ways.
Academic text (2016) -
The document's premise was that South Africa was involved in a state of war against external forces.
Academic text (1996) -
Hamas is dedicated to Israel's destruction and considers itself in a state of war with Israel.
Blog text (9) -
The president announced that we are officially in a state of war with the neighboring country.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A period when countries or groups fight with weapons and violence
1
9.4
A situation when a country or group fights in a war
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'state' as a condition combined with 'of war' yields a condition characterized by war. The 'state of X' pattern is common across languages and the legal nuance (formal declarations) is a specialized detail but does not prevent a B1 learner who knows the constituents from understanding the basic meaning.
Etymology
The phrase state of war comes from old official language. Long ago, a ruler or government would make a clear state, an official condition, and call it war by sending an order or raising a flag. That's why the phrase means an official condition between countries where the 'rules of war' apply.