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belligerency definition

bel·lig·er·ency (-ən sē)

noun

  1. the state of being at war or of being recognized as a belligerent
  2. belligerence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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