truce

truce. Int’l law. A suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers. — Also termed armistice; ceasefire; suspension of arms. [Cases: War and National Emergency 33. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 50.] — trucial, adj. general truce. A truce that suspends hostilities in all places. partial truce. See special truce. special […]

Int’l law. A suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers. — Also termed armistice; ceasefire; suspension of arms. [Cases: War and National Emergency 33. C.J.S. War and National Defense § 50.] — trucial,adj.