grounds for war
Example Sentences
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Since closing Pakistan’s airspace would hinder America’s ability to defend its forces in Afghanistan, Olson, the former ambassador, said the U.S. might regard such action as a “casus belli,” or grounds for war.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
Such conflicts have traditionally been regarded as fairly legitimate grounds for war -- the U.S. acquired California in 1846 on thinner pretexts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Francis devised new grounds for war, and allied himself with Sweden, Denmark, and the Sultan Soliman.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
The people of Red Cloud," said he, "have no grounds for war.
From Under Fire by C. B. Cox
The performance began with an animated conversation between the leaders of the two squadrons of supposed enemies as to the grounds for war.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Sir James George Frazer
