ETYM Old Fren. action, Latin actio, from agere to do. Related to Act.
1. Something done (usually as opposed to something said).
2. An act by a government body or supranational organization.
3. The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism.
4. The series of events that form a plot.
5. The state of being active; SYN. activity, activeness.
6. The trait of being active and energetic and forceful.
7. The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. bataille, bataile, French bataille battle, Old Fren., battle, battalion, from Latin battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, from batuere to strike, beat. Related to Battalia, Battel, and see Batter.
A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; SYN. conflict, fight, engagement. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French combat.
An engagement fought between two military forces; SYN. armed combat.

ETYM Abbreviated from affray.
1. A fringe, or a run in a fabric.
2. A scuffle; small battle; skirmish.

ETYM Old Eng. and AS. werre.
1. The waging of armed conflict against an enemy; SYN. warfare.
2. An active struggle between competing entities; SYN. warfare.
3. A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious.
4. A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; SYN. state of war.
Act of force, usually on behalf of the state, intended to compel a declared enemy to obey the will of the other. The aim is to render the opponent incapable of further resistance by destroying its capability and will to bear arms in pursuit of its own aims. War is therefore a continuation of politics carried on with violent and destructive means, as an instrument of policy.
In the wars of the late 20th century, 90% of casualties have been civilian (in World War II, the figure was 50%; in World War I only 5%). + prikaži više