police action
noun
: a localized military action undertaken without formal declaration of war by regular armed forces against persons held to be violators of international peace and order
Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
police action
noun
as in cold war
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cold war
- civil war
- world war
- holy war
- limited war
- hot war
- war
- hostilities
- conflict
- conflagration
- fighting
- skirmish
- engagement
- warfare
- battle
- action
- combat
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- peace
- disarmament
- demobilization
- demilitarization
- truce
- pacification
- tranquility
- peacefulness
- tranquillity
- calm
- cease-fire