English-Finnish translations for act of war

• sotatoimi
  Murha oli Venäjän sotatoimi Yhdistynyttä kuningaskuntaa vastaan. This murder was an act of war by Russia on the UK.

Definition of act of war

• Aggression between forces of any origin, which comprise an imminent cessation of peace; often through armed conflict

Related words

• casus belli
• declaration of war
• state of war