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MILITARY AGREEMENT CESSATION HOSTILITIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suspension of arms
1, record 1, English, suspension%20of%20arms
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- suspension of military operations 2, record 1, English, suspension%20of%20military%20operations
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agreement between local commanders of military of naval forces for the cessation of hostilities for a limited time, usually for the purpose of removal of the wounded, burial of the dead, and the like. 1, record 1, English, - suspension%20of%20arms
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the German company had a right of appeal, but not on the basis of the armistice, which was not a partial or temporary peace, but simply a suspension of military operations. 2, record 1, English, - suspension%20of%20arms
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suspension d'armes
1, record 1, French, suspension%20d%27armes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme employé pour désigner la convention militaire ayant pour objet une suspension d'armes. 1, record 1, French, - suspension%20d%27armes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«La suspension d'armes est une convention qui intervient, pour une courte durée, entre chefs d'armées, de corps d'armée ou de détachements et qui ne s'applique qu'à des points déterminés du théâtre de la lutte. - Cette convention se conclut pour des intérêts pressants, mais limités, tels que : enlèvement des blessés, inhumation des morts, célébration d'une cérémonie comme les funérailles de Marceau en 1976, ou pour permettre au commandant des troupes de demander et de recevoir des ordres de ses supérieurs.» 1, record 1, French, - suspension%20d%27armes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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