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| angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
| auxiliary |
(pl.) foreign troops assisting those of a nation at war. [1/7 definitions] |
| belligerency |
the position or status of a belligerent nation; condition of being at war. [1/2 definitions] |
| belligerent |
pertaining to war or to people or countries at war. [1/4 definitions] |
| pacifism |
the teaching that war is an unnecessary and unacceptable alternative to other means of dispute resolution between nations. [1/2 definitions] |
| peacetime |
a time or period when a country is not at war. |
| right of search |
the right of a nation at war to stop and search a neutral ship on the open sea. |
| Sedition Act of 1918 |
a short-lived amendment to the U.S. Espionage Act of 1917 that listed offenses deemed criminal when the country is at war, including to willfully obstruct military recruitment and to print, write, or publish any disloyal or abusive language about the form of the U.S. federal government. |
| tepid |
somewhat warm; lukewarm. [1/2 definitions] |
| warbler |
one that warbles. [1/3 definitions] |
| warlord |
a military leader who governs or has great influence in an area or country that is warlike or at war. |
| warning |
the words, sound, or act of a person or thing that warns. [1/4 definitions] |
| World War I |
a major four-year war fought primarily in Europe between the Allies, including France, Great Britain, and the United States, and the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria-Hungary, that ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Central Powers; Great War. |
| WWI |
abbreviation of "World War I," a major four-year war fought primarily in Europe between the Allies, including France, Great Britain, and the United States, and the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria-Hungary, that ended in 1918 with the collapse of the Central Powers; the Great War. |
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