Etymology: New Latin, case of the treaty
: a case or event covered by the provisions or stipulations of a treaty or compact
the casus foederis had arisen. When Italy attacked Ethiopia … no one could doubt … that … it had been in breach of the clearest obligations of the Covenant — Robert Cecil †1958
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casus foederis /kāˈsəs fēˈdə-ris or foiˈde-ris/
noun
A case clearly coming within the provisions of a treaty
ORIGIN: L
Useful english dictionary. 2012.