казус белли

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cāsus (“case”) + bellī (“of war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkazʊz ˈbɛlʲɪ] (phonetic respelling: ка́зус бэ́лли)

Noun

ка́зус бе́лли • (kázus bɛ́lli) m inan (indeclinable)

1. casus belli (an act seen as justifying or causing a war; act of war)