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An agreement to end hostilities with an opponent, while remaining hostile with that opponents allies.
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Separate peace — The phrase separate peace refers to a nation s agreement to cease military hostilities with another, even though the former country had previously entered into a military alliance with other states that remain at war with the latter country. For… … Wikipedia
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