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ARMISTICE

ARMISTICE. A cessation of hostilities between belligerent nations for a considerable time. It is either partial and local, or general. It differsfrom a mere suspension of arms which takes place to enable the two armies tobury their dead, their chiefs to hold conferences or pourparlers, and thelike. Vattel, Droit des Gens, liv. 3, c. 16, Sec. 233. The terms truce,(q.v.)and armistice, are sometimes used in the same sense. Vide Truce.

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