limited war

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limited war

A war whose objective is of smaller scope than total defeat of the enemy.

limited war

(Military) a war in which the belligerents do not seek the total destruction of the enemy, esp one in which nuclear weapons are deliberately not used

Armed conflict short of general war, exclusive of incidents, involving the overt engagement of the military forces of two or more nations.

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limited war - a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy

war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

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The Indian mobilization was intended to signal to Pakistan India's intent to fight a limited war and, if necessary, a full-fledged war, unless Pakistan closed the terrorist outfits operating from its side of Kashmir.

Operation Parakram: The War Unfinished by Paul, T.V. / Pacific Affairs

As our involvement in Southeast Asia increased, Welch argued that we should not cut and run as the Left was demanding, or continue fighting a limited war with mounting casualties, but to win the war and then get out.

Projecting the lines: JBS founder Robert Welch was adept at ... by McManus, John F. / The New American

The fact must also be faced that the Emancipation Proclamation--prelude to the full abolition of chattel slavery and the holding of people as property--was conceived as a limited war measure only.

Forcing freedom: can liberalism be spread at gunpoint? by Eland, Ivan / Reason

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