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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"

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"

an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"

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"

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"

an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"

Ware; aware.

A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.

A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.

Instruments of war.

Forces; army.

The profession of arms; the art of war.

a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.

To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.

To contend; to strive violently; to fight.

To carry on, as a contest; to wage.

Ware; aware.

A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.

A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.

Instruments of war.

Forces; army.

The profession of arms; the art of war.

a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.

To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.

To contend; to strive violently; to fight.

To carry on, as a contest; to wage.

Hostile conflict between organized groups of people.

The state of armed attack of defense aginst another; a contest by force between states or nations; an armed conflict; oppsition or contest; contention; as, a war of words; hostility or enmity.

To engage in an armed conflict; fight.

Warred.

Warring.

A state of opposition or contest: a contest between states carried on by arms: open hostility: the profession of arms.

To make war: to contend: to fight:-pr.p. warring; pa.t. and pa.p. warred.

Armed contention between States or large numbers of people; open hostility.

To make war; contend.

To be at war; make war; contend.

An armed contest between nations or states.

A contest between nations or states, or parties in the same state, carried on by force of arms; instruments of war; forces; arms; the profession of arms; art of war; hostility; state of opposition or contest; enmity; disposition to contention.

To carry on a contest. Man-of-war, an armed ship of large size, for attack or defence. Holy war, a religious war; a crusade.

To make war; to invade or attack a nation or state with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to contend; to strive violently.

An armed contest between nations or states; a contest carried on by force of arms; open hostility; the profession of arms; opposition or contest of any kind carried on between two parties.

To attack a state with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to contend; to strive with violence.

n. [Anglo-Saxon]A state of opposition or contest ; enmity ; hostility ;- a contest between nations or states carried on by force; armed conflict of sovereign powers ;- the profession of arms; art of war.