What is a condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason called?
war — (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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