ca·sus bel·li (k  s s b l  , käss bl )n. pl. casus belli An act or event that provokes or is used to justify war. [New Latin c sus bell : Latin csus, occasion + Latin bell, genitive of bellum, war.] |
casus belli Latin [ˈkɑːsʊs ˈbɛliː]
n pl casus belli [ˈkɑːsʊs ˈbɛliː]
1. (Military) an event or act used to justify a war
2. the immediate cause of a quarrel
[literally: occasion of war]
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| Noun | 1. | casus belli - an event used to justify starting a war beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" |
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