tog yr.3 wk.8
Terms
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- convention
- an assembly of persons met for a common purpose
- debt
- something owed to another
- treaty
- an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation especially between two or more states or sovereigns
- decree
- an order usually having the force of the law
- neutral
- no engaged on either side (as in a political grouping)
- deserter
- one who quits his post without permission especially with the intent to remain away permanently
- blockade
- the isolation by a nation at war of a particular enemy area by means of troops or warships
- invasion
- entrance of an army into a country for conquest or plunder
- bombardment
- the act of attacking with artillery
- reinforcements
- additional troops or ships sent in for support as in wars or battles
- statute
- a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
- resolution
- a formal expression of the opinion, will, or intent of an official body or assembled group
- embargo
- an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
- rector
- the head of a university or school. a clergyman in charge of a church of parish
- maritime
- of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea
- ramparts
- a broad embankment raised as a fortification or protective barrier
- steeps
- places with steep areas
- conceals
- to hide from sight or to keep secret
- discloses
- exposes to view or makes known
- treason
- to attempt to overthrow the government of the state to which one owes allegiance or to bring about its defeat in war