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armed conflict

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: international law

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 武裝衝突 /武装冲突 (wǔzhuāng chōngtū) — contested incompatibility
  • Cornish: kas — contested incompatibility
  • Danish: væbnet konflikt — contested incompatibility
  • Dutch: gewapend konflikt — contested incompatibility
  • Finnish: aseellinen konflikti — contested incompatibility
  • French: conflit armé — contested incompatibility
  • Galician: conflito armado — contested incompatibility
  • Georgian: შეიარაღებული კონფლიქტი (šeiaraɣebuli ḳonplikṭi) — contested incompatibility
  • Georgian: სამხედრო კონფლიქტი (samxedro ḳonplikṭi) — contested incompatibility
  • Irish: coinbhleachta armtha — contested incompatibility
  • Italian: conflitto armato — contested incompatibility
  • Malayalam: സായുധസംഘട്ടനം (sāyudhasaṅghaṭṭanaṁ) — contested incompatibility
  • Malayalam: സായുധ പോരാട്ടം (sāyudha pōrāṭṭaṁ) — contested incompatibility
  • Polish: konflikt zbrojny — contested incompatibility
  • Portuguese: conflito armado — contested incompatibility
  • Russian: вооружённый конфли́кт (vooružónnyj konflíkt) — contested incompatibility
  • Spanish: conflito armado — contested incompatibility
  • Tagalog: armadong tunggalian — contested incompatibility
  • Thai: การขัดกันด้วยอาวุธ (gaan-kàt-gan-dûai-aa-wút) — contested incompatibility