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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, abeyance, accord, agreement, armistice, break, breather, breathing spell, buffer zone, caesura, cease-fire, compact, cooling-off period, day off, de-escalation, demilitarized zone, drop, hesitation, holiday, hollow truce, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interruption, interval, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, modus vivendi, moratorium, neutral territory, pacification, pact, pause, pax in bello, peace, recess, reconciliation, remission, respite, rest, stand-down, stay, suspension, suspension of hostilities, temporary arrangement, treaty, treaty of peace, vacation, wind down

Dictionary Results for truce:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

truce
    n 1: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can
         discuss peace terms [syn: armistice, cease-fire,
         truce]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Truce \Truce\, n. [OE. trewes, triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a
   truce, properly, pledge of fidelity, truth, AS. tre['o]w
   fidelity, faith, troth. See True.]
   1. (Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders
      of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities,
      for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.
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   2. Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary
      cessation; short quiet.
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            Where he may likeliest find
            Truce to his restless thoughts.       --Milton.
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   Flag of truce (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by
      one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which
      hostilities are suspended.

   Truce of God, a suspension of arms promulgated by the
      church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages,
      putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain
      periods.
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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

TRUCE, intern. law. An agreement between belligerent parties, by which they 
mutually engage to forbear all acts of hostility against each other for some 
time, the war still continuing. Burlamaqui's N. & P. Law, part 4, c. 11, 
Sec. 1. 
     2. Truces are of several kinds: general, extending to all the 
territories and dominions of both parties; and particular, restrained to 
particular places; as, for example, by sea, and not by land, &c. Id. part 4, 
c. 11, Sec. 5. They are also absolute, indeterminate and general; or limited 
and determined to certain things, for example, to bury the dead. Ib. idem. 
Vide 1 Kent, Com. 159; Com. Dig. Admiralty, E 8; Bac. Ab.;Prerogative, D 4; 
League; Peace; War.

4. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

TRUCE, n.  Friendship.

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