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Definition of Belligerent

Belligerent
Belligerent Bel*lig"er*ent, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.

Meaning of Belligerent from wikipedia

- A belligerent is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. The term comes from the Latin...
- A non-belligerent is a person, a state, or other organization that does not fight in a given conflict. The term is often used to describe a country that...
- allies may not become co-belligerents in a war if a casus foederis invoking the alliance has not arisen. Co-belligerents are defined in the Encyclopaedic...
- The Belligerents are a five-piece indie band from Brisbane. They came to prominence winning a spot to play at Parklife in Brisbane in September 2012. The...
- Military occupation, also called belligerent occupation or simply occupation, is temporary hostile control exerted by a ruling power's military apparatus...
- The Italian Co-belligerent Army (Italian: Esercito Cobelligerante Italiano), or Army of the South (Esercito del Sud), were names applied to various division...
- An unlawful combatant, illegal combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a person who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the...
- proxy war is an armed conflict fought between two belligerents, wherein at least one of the belligerents, whether a state or a non-state actor,[citation...
- The Italian Co-Belligerent Navy (Marina Cobelligerante Italiana), or Navy of the South (Marina del Sud) or Royal Navy (Regia Marina), was the navy of...
- against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. The acts of heroism are of a lesser degree than required for the...