Declaration of war

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title: Declaration of war
text: A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state announces existing or impending war activity against another. The declaration is a performative speech act by an authorized party of a national government, in order to create a state of war between two or more states. The legality of who is competent to declare war varies between nations and forms of government. In many nations, that power is given to the head of state or sovereign. In other cases, something short of a full declaration of w
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description: Formal act by which one state announces war against another
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war
date created: 2003-07-06T03:10:24Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T16:58:22Z
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