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casus belli

('occasion for war') is an act or event that provokes or is used to justify war
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casus belli

Summary

casus belli is a Latin phrase[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • casus belli's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].
  • casus belli is a type of international incident[4].
  • casus belli is a type of cause[5].
  • casus belli's said to be the same as is recorded as crime of aggression[6].
  • casus belli's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Causes of war[7].
  • casus belli's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • casus belli's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[9].
  • casus belli's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • casus belli's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[11].
  • casus belli's different from is recorded as Q123328891[12].
  • casus belli's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Designation and Status

casus belli's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].

Why It Matters

casus belli has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . icc-cpi.int. icc-cpi.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → Q198
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  2. 1d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → Q5160184
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