A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.
[French, from New Latin armistitium : Latin arma, arms; see arm2 + Latin -stitium, a stopping.]
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A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.
[French, from New Latin armistitium : Latin arma, arms; see arm2 + Latin -stitium, a stopping.]
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A suspending or cessation of hostilities between belligerent nations or forces for a considerable time. An armistice differs from a mere "suspension of arms" in that the latter is concluded for very brief periods and for local military purposes only, whereas an armistice not only covers a longer period, but is agreed upon for political purposes. It is said to be general if it relates to the whole area of the war, and partial if it relates to only a portion of that area. Partial armistices are sometimes called truces but there is no hard and fast distinction.
Armistice Day originated as a day set aside by the United States, Great Britain, and France to commemorate the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, that brought an end to World War I. After World War II, it became a day for tribute to those who lost their lives in that conflict as well. In Canada, it became known as Remembrance Day, and in Britain the Sunday closest to November 11 was declared Remembrance Sunday to honor the dead of both world wars. In 1938, the day was made a federal holiday in the United States.
In 1954, after the Korean War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an act of Congress (5 U.S.C.A. § 6103 (a) [1995]) to change the name of the holiday to Veterans Day "to honor veterans on the eleventh day of November of each year … a day dedicated to world peace." Thus, Veterans Day now honors all U.S. veterans of all wars. From 1971 to 1977, the holiday was celebrated on the fourth Monday in October, but in 1978, the traditional date of November 11 was restored.
Veterans Day celebrations in towns and cities in the United States usually include parades, speeches, and floral tributes placed on soldiers' graves or memorials, with special services held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. Group naturalization ceremonies, in which individuals are made citizens of the United States, have also become part of Veterans Day celebrations.
(DOD) In international law, a suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers.
The leaders of both countries agreed to the armistice.
An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning weapons and statium, meaning a stopping.
A truce or ceasefire usually refers to a temporary cessation of hostilities for an agreed limited time or within a limited area. A truce may be needed in order to negotiate an armistice. An armistice is a modus vivendi and is not the same as a peace treaty, which may take months or even years to agree on. The 1953 Korean War armistice [1] is a major example of an armistice which has not yet been followed by a peace treaty.
The United Nations Security Council often imposes or tries to impose cease-fire resolutions on parties in modern conflicts. Armistices are always negotiated between the parties themselves and are thus generally seen as more binding than non-mandatory UN cease-fire resolutions in modern international law.[citation needed]
The most notable armistice, and the one which is still meant when people say simply "The Armistice", is the armistice at the end of World War I, on 11 November, 1918, signed near Compiègne, France and effective at the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month." [2] Armistice Day is still celebrated in some places on the anniversary of that armistice; alternatively November 11, or a Sunday near to it, may still be observed as a Remembrance Day.[3]
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - våbenstilstand, våbenhvile
Nederlands (Dutch)
wapenstilstand
Français (French)
n. - armistice
Deutsch (German)
n. - Waffenstillstand, Waffenruhe
Português (Portuguese)
n. - armistício (m), trégua (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - armisticio, tregua
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vapenstillestånd
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
休战, 停战, 休战协议
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休戰, 停戰, 休戰協定
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هدنه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שביתת נשק
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