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War started by one of the parties without having received any attack from the other party. This type of war is initiated by states unable to use diplomacy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The German war against Poland initiated by Hitler was justified as a preventive war by Carl Schmitt, German jurist and philosopher
Meaning relationships
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
ennaltaehkäisevä sota
— type of war
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Swedish:
preventivkrig
— type of war
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Ukrainian:
превенти́вна війна́
(preventývna vijná)
— type of war
