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| | A.Word.A.Day -- casus belli |
 | | An action or event that causes or is used to justify starting a war. |
 | | [From New Latin casus belli, from Latin casus (occasion), belli, genitive of bellum (war).] |
 | | "Education, both secondary and tertiary, remains a battleground, though the casus belli seems to be more about funding than egalitarianism." Stan Heyl; Class War - The Struggle Goes On; The Independent (London, UK); May 19, 2001. |
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