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casus belli

noun as in red flag

noun as in root of the matter

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Only in the past several months has “religious freedom” gained momentum as a casus belli, appearing in Ukrainian and U.S. religious media and now embraced by evangelical Republicans.

From Salon

"We will not respond by talking about 'casus belli' or not, we will respond with concrete actions," he said.

From Reuters

Having lied to her own constituents, fanning their fears of a rigged election, she then claimed their suspicions as a casus belli.

Critical voices challenging Putin’s casus belli and highlighting Russia’s isolation, the atrocities committed daily by Russian troops and the disastrous costs of the conflict for Russia have been all but silenced.

Holocaust Memorial Museum has dismissed Russia’s use of “genocide” as a casus belli as “groundless and egregious.”

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