armed conflict

noun

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

Meanings

nounarmed conflict (countable and uncountable, plural armed conflicts)

plural armed conflicts

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 武裝衝突 /武装冲突
  • 武裝衝突 /武装冲突 (wǔzhuāng chōngtū)contested incompatibility
Danish væbnet konflikt
  • væbnet konfliktcontested incompatibility
Dutch gewapend konflikt
  • gewapend konfliktcontested incompatibility
Finnish aseellinen konflikti
  • aseellinen konflikticontested incompatibility
French conflit armé
  • conflit armécontested incompatibility
Irish coinbhleachta armtha
  • coinbhleachta armthacontested incompatibility
Italian conflitto armato
  • conflitto armatocontested incompatibility
Polish konflikt zbrojny
  • konflikt zbrojnycontested incompatibility
Portuguese conflito armado
  • conflito armadocontested incompatibility
Russian вооружённый конфли́кт
  • вооружённый конфли́кт (vooružónnyj konflíkt)contested incompatibility
Spanish conflito armado
  • conflito armadocontested incompatibility
Tagalog armadong tunggalian
  • armadong tunggaliancontested incompatibility
Thai การขัดกันด้วยอาวุธ
  • การขัดกันด้วยอาวุธ (gaan-kàt-gan-dûai-aa-wút)contested incompatibility
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APA

armed conflict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armed%20conflict

MLA

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Chicago

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