武ぶ力りょく紛ふん争そう

noun

armed conflict

Formal term used in international law, political science, and news reporting to refer to hostilities between states or organized armed groups.

• 国こく際さい人じん道どう法ほうは武ぶ力りょく紛ふん争そう時じに適てき用ようされる。

  International humanitarian law applies during armed conflicts.

• その地ち域いきでは武ぶ力りょく紛ふん争そうが長ちょう期き化かしている。

  The armed conflict in that region has been prolonged.