hostilities

hostilities
hostilities hostilities n. pl. 1. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration, during which the international rules of war apply.

Syn: war, state of war, hot war. [WordNet 1.5]

We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . . . and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]

2. acts of overt warfare.

Syn: belligerency. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • hostilities — index conflict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • Hostilities — Hostility Hos*til i*ty, n.; pl. {Hostilities}. [L. hostilitas: cf. F. hostilit[ e].] 1. State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. [1913 Webster] Hostility being thus suspended with France. Hayward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hostilities — [[t]hɒstɪ̱lɪtiz[/t]] N PLURAL You can refer to fighting between two countries or groups who are at war as hostilities. [FORMAL] The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel in case hostilities break out …   English dictionary

  • hostilities — noun fighting; acts of overt warfare the outbreak of hostilities • Syn: ↑belligerency • Derivationally related forms: ↑belligerent (for: ↑belligerency), ↑hostile …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hostilities — hostile ► ADJECTIVE 1) antagonistic; opposed. 2) of or belonging to a military enemy. 3) (of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought. DERIVATIVES hostilely adverb hostility noun (pl. hostilities) . ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • hostilities — noun acts of war …   Wiktionary

  • hostilities — n. acts of hostility, fighting, warfare hos·til·i·ty || hÉ‘ stɪlÉ™tɪ /hÉ’ s n. enmity, animosity, antagonism, hatred; hostile act; resistance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hostilities — acts of warfare: → hostility …   English new terms dictionary

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