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Definition of Armistice
1. Noun. A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms.
Definition of Armistice
1. n. A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
Definition of Armistice
1. Noun. A formal agreement to end fighting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Armistice
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armistice
Literary usage of Armistice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political by John Joseph Lalor (1883)
"ing peace makes it advisable that an armistice should be sought for, ...
Although an armistice is only a military convention, it is obligatory, ..."
2. The Map of Europe by Treaty: Showing the Various Political and Territorial by Edward Hertslet (1891)
"CONVENTION of armistice between Russia, Servia and Roumania, and Turkey. ...
Bussia to invite Montenegro to adhere to armistice. 2. armistice to begin from ..."
3. International Law by George Grafton Wilson, George Fox Tucker (1910)
"SECTION VIII armistice—CAPITULATION 135 An armistice is the cessation of active
... 136 If an armistice be declared, without conditions, it extends no ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1919)
"16, 1919, prolonging the armistice for an indefinite period and revokable at a
notice of seventy-two hours, is given in English translation below: The ..."
5. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"Such, too, was the armistice concluded, in 1609, between Spain and her ...
The power to conclude a universal armistice or suspension of hostilities is not ..."
6. History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1908)
"To an armistice thus demanded, Mansfeld was willing to agree ; for he had no longer
... He was ready, he said, to consent to an armistice for three weeks. ..."
7. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1904)
"17%] The armistice of Cherasco P ~ '— The Sardinians, cut off by a long unbroken
ridge from the remains of the Austrian centre, were now to feel the full ..."
8. The Assassination of President Lincoln: And the Trial of the Conspirators by David E. Herold, Benn Pitman (1865)
"An armistice is the cessation of active hostilities for a period agreed upon ...
If an armistice be declared, without conditions, it extends no further than ..."
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