hostile+action

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• hostile casualty — A person who is the victim of a terrorist activity or who becomes a casualty “in action.” “In action” characterizes the casualty as having been the direct result of hostile action, sustained in combat or relating thereto, or sustained going to or …   Military dictionary

• action stations — noun a) The positions or activity assumed by the crew of a warship immediately in advance of combat or other hostile action; also, the signal given to indicate such imminent action. b) Any general state of intense anticipatory activity …   Wiktionary

• hostile — [ ɔstil ] adj. • 1450, rare XVIIe XVIIIe; lat. hostilis, de hostis « ennemi » 1 ♦ Qui manifeste de l agressivité, se conduit en ennemi. Pays, puissance hostile. Groupes hostiles qui se font la guerre. ⇒ adverse, ennemi. Foule hostile et menaçante …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• hostile — hos·tile adj 1: having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature a hostile work environment 2 a: of or relating to an opposing party in a legal action a hostile claim b: adverse to the interests of a party to a legal action if the… …   Law dictionary

• Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) — A VMFA 314 F/A 18A lands on USS Coral Sea (CV 43). Date March, 1986 …   Wikipedia

• hostile possession — see possession Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hostile possession …   Law dictionary

• Action at Néry — Part of the Retreat from Mons Date 1 September 1914 Location Néry, Oise, northern France Result …   Wikipedia

• Action française — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Action française (homonymie). L’Action française, parfois désignée sous l acronyme AF, représente à la fois une école de pensée et un mouvement politique nationaliste, d extrême droite, qui s’est développé dans… …   Wikipédia en Français

• hostile — hostilely, adv. /hos tl/ or, esp. Brit., / tuyl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation. 2. opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism. 3. characterized by antagonism. 4. not… …   Universalium

• Hostile environment sexual harassment — In employment law, hostile environment sexual harassment refers to a situation where employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than an employee s direct supervisor where… …   Wikipedia

• hostile — hos|tile [ hastl ] adjective ** ▸ 1 unfriendly/threatening ▸ 2 opposing something ▸ 3 of/done by enemy in war ▸ 4 difficult/dangerous ▸ 5 in business 1. ) behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way toward someone: The mayor found himself in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English