wars of aggression
wars of aggression is the plural of war of aggression.
Meaning of war of aggression
Noun
war of aggression (plural wars of aggression)
- A military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.
- The crime of war, the crime of the war of aggression, and the crime of aggression are clearly three different crimes with three different facts of the case. For a complex judgment of war, they nonetheless overlap with one another, and their separation seems to a large section of public opinion a...2011, Carl Schmitt, edited by Timothy Nunan, Writings on War, Polity, →ISBN, page 149
- Synonyms:
- war of conquest
- Antonyms:
- just war
Questions about wars of aggression
- What is wars of aggression the plural of?
- Wars of aggression is the plural of war of aggression.
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