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 actions
noun
as in civil wars
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- civil wars
- world wars
- holy wars
- cold wars
- limited wars
- hot wars
- hostilities
- actions
- wars
- conflagrations
- skirmishes
- conflicts
- engagements
- battles
- warfares
- combats
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disarmaments
- demobilizations
- peaces
- pacifications
- demilitarizations
- tranquillities
- tranquilities
- truces
- calms
- cease-fires
- double gown
- double gun
- double helix
- double house
- double hyphen
- double in
- double indemnity
- double insurance
- double jeopardy
- double jeopardy clause
- double jump
- double killing
- double knit
- double letter
- double liability
- double long
- double meaning
- double monastery
- double mordent
- double murder
- double negative
- double nelson
- double note
- double numeration
- double occupancy