Act of war
an act of aggression by a country against another with which it is nominally at peace.
noun
an aggressive act, usually employing military force, which const-tutes an immediate threat to peace
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anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of congress. an instrument or doc-ment stating something done […]
- Act one
act one language, specification a specification language. [“an algebraic specification language with two levels of semantics”, h. ehrig et al, tech u berlin 83-1983-02-03]. (1994-11-08)
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anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of congress. an instrument or doc-ment stating something done […]
- Act out
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of congress. an instrument or doc-ment stating something done […]
- Act warning
notification from the manager advising the performers of the amount of time left before they must appear onstage. (def 1).