Verteidigungskrieg

German

Etymology

From Verteidigung + -s- + Krieg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsˌkʁiːk/
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧tei‧di‧gungs‧krieg

Noun

Verteidigungskrieg m (strong, genitive Verteidigungskrieges or Verteidigungskriegs, plural Verteidigungskriege)

  1. (international law) defensive war (one of the causes that justify war by the criteria of the Just War tradition)
    Coordinate term: Angriffskrieg

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