Declaration of war
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A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration is a performative speech act (or the signing of a document) by an authorized party of a national government in order to create a state of war between two or more states.
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See also
- Ongoing wars (mostly undeclared)
- Declaration of war by Canada
- Declaration of war by the United Kingdom
- Declaration of war by the United States
- United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom (1812)
- German declaration of war against the Netherlands (1940)
- United Kingdom declaration of war on Japan (1941)
- State of emergency
- Jihad a declaration of war in Islam
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