casus belli

== English == === Etymology === From Latin cāsus (“occasion”) + bellī (“for war”, literally “of war”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.səs ˈbɛl.aɪ/, /ˌkɑː-/, /-ˈbɛl.i/ === Noun === casus belli (plural casus belli or casus bellis) An act seen as justifying or causing a war; an act of war. ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin Latin cāsus (“occasion”) + bellī (“for war”, literally “of war”). === Phrase === casus belli (politics) casus belli === Further reading === “casus belli”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin. === Noun === casus belli m (invariable) casus belli == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin cāsus bellī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.sus ˈbɛl.li/, /ˈka.zus ˈbɛl.li/ Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually] === Noun === casus belli n (indeclinable) (international law, literary) casus belli, act of war (action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace) === Further reading === “casus belli”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “casus belli”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) casus belli in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin cāsus bellī (literally “case of war”). === Noun === casus belli m (plural casuses bellis) casus belli === Further reading === “casus belli”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “casus belli”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026