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State of war

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  1. 1
    A state of armed conflict between states, irrespective of a declaration of war.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply wordnet

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