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Truce

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In international law. A suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers; an armistice. Wheat. Int. Law, 442.

Truce of God. In medieval law. A truce or suspension of arms promulgated by the church, putting a stop to private hostilities at certain periods or during certain sacred seasons.