law of war
noun phrase
: the code that governs or one of the rules that govern the rights and duties of belligerents in international war
Word History
First Known Use
1709, in the meaning defined above
- battle it out
- battle jacket
- battle lantern
- battle light
- battle line
- battle lines
- battle of the sexes
- battle of wills
- battle piece
- battle police
- battle position
- battle range
- battle rattle
- battle royal
- battle royale
- battle royales
- battle royals
- battle scar
- battle sight
- battle-ax
- battle-axe
- battle-axes
- battle-board tennis
- battle-fatigued
- battle-scarred