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 truce. A truce referring only to operations before a specific fortress or in a district, or between certain detachments of armies.

— Also termed partial truce.

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