war of aggression

English

Noun

war of aggression (plural wars of aggression)

(international law) military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation

Synonyms

war of conquest

Translations

military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation

Armenian: ագրեսիա (hy) (agresia)
Finnish: hyökkäyssota

German: Angriffskrieg (de)
Russian: агре́ссия (ru) (agréssija)

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