1. The status assumed by a nation that wages war against another nation. [Cases: War and National Emergency
1. C.J.S. War and National Defense §§ 1, 5.]
2. The quality of being belligerent; the act or state of waging war.
1. The status assumed by a nation that wages war against another nation. [Cases: War and National Emergency
1. C.J.S. War and National Defense §§ 1, 5.]
2. The quality of being belligerent; the act or state of waging war.