POLICE ACTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("police action" is a kind of...):

action; military action (a military engagement)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Credits