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Synonyms for casus belli

Grammar : Noun
Spell : key-suh s bel-ahy, bel-ee; Latin kah-soo s bel-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ səs ˈbɛl aɪ, ˈbɛl i; Latin ˈkɑ sʊs ˈbɛl li

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Définition of casus belli

Origin :
  • 1849, from Latin casus "case" (see case (n.1)) + belli, genitive of bellum "war" (see bellicose). An act justifying war.
  • As in provocation : noun incitement, stimulus
  • As in red flag : noun warning signal
  • As in root of the matter : noun heart of an issue
Example sentences :
  • He would be an "Ishmaelite," finding "casus belli" in all the purposes of fate.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • He adds that with the Germans war is instinctive; there is no casus belli at all.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • The Markgrafs casus belli was now gone; but his demands knew no bounds.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Nuremberg » by Cecil Headlam
  • The farmer had taken his cats part, and scolded the man, and hence the casus belli.
  • Extract from : « Cats » by W. Gordon Stables
  • If not, although a man of peace, I shall consider it a casus belli!
  • Extract from : « The Empress Frederick; a memoir » by Anonymous
  • The casus belli was simple, but, as reported, most irritating.
  • Extract from : « Scotch Wit and Humor » by W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
  • If the Count Ferroll is discomfited by the prince, it may be a casus belli.
  • Extract from : « Endymion » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • It was evident that no casus belli existed in any international sense.
  • Extract from : « Under Four Administrations » by Oscar S. Straus
  • His casus belli, accurately worded, would have read curiously.
  • Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel » by George Meredith
  • It is the right of a sovereign State and by no code of ethics a casus belli.
  • Extract from : « The Evidence in the Case » by James M. Beck

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