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wartime

[ wawr-tahym ]

noun

  1. a time times or period of war:

    Strict travel regulations apply only in wartime.



adjective

  1. caused by, characteristic of, or occurring during war:

    wartime shortages.

wartime

/ ˈɔːˌٲɪ /

noun

    1. a period or time of war
    2. ( as modifier )

      wartime conditions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of wartime1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; war 1, time
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He identified nearly 500 people, and gave the Nazi "War Merit Cross" to two of them, who thought they were being rewarded for their wartime service to the German Reich.

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Earlier this month a court ordered a halt to deportations carried out under the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law that has only previously been used in wartime.

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Body trauma injuries, for those whose legs don’t require full amputation, still include multiple fractures and broken bones which need extensive rehabilitation, which is nearly impossible to provide in wartime conditions.

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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues.

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Yoo said “Trump is invoking the same arguments we made after 9/11 that the capture and detention of enemy prisoners during wartime fell exclusively within the President’s authority as Commander-in-Chief to conduct war.”

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