War - Definition
war
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands
of people were killed in the war" [syn: war, warfare]
2: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by
official declaration during which the international rules of
war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting
did not begin until the following spring" [syn: war, state
of war] [ant: peace]
3: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war";
"a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: war, warfare]
4: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the
war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
v 1: make or wage war [ant: make peace]