Casus Belli

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See also: casus belli

German

Alternative forms

Noun

Casus Belli m (strong, genitive Casus Belli, plural Casus Belli)

  1. (higher register) casus belli
    Synonym: Kriegsgrund
    • 2019 September 16, Jannis Hagmann, “Angriffe auf Saudi-Arabiens Öl-Industrie: Die Frage ist, warum, nicht wer”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Nach den Provokationen in der Straße von Hormus, in der mehrere Tanker angegriffen wurden, wären die Anschläge auf die saudischen Ölanlagen ein perfekter Casus Belli.
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Declension

Declension of Casus Belli
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Casus Belli die Casus Belli
genitive eines des Casus Belli der Casus Belli
dative einem dem Casus Belli den Casus Belli
accusative einen den Casus Belli die Casus Belli
  • Note: In the singular the u is pronounced short (), while in the plural it's long ().

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