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police action
police actionn. A localized military action undertaken without a formal declaration of war.police′ ac`tion n. a localized military action undertaken by regular armed forces, without a formal declaration of war, against those who violate international peace and order. [1880–85] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | police action - a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and ordermilitary action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
police action
Words related to police actionnoun a local military action without declaration of warRelated Words- military action
- action
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
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