As belligerent we designate all that nation, power, group or community that declares war or participates in it as an ally of any of the parties. The word, as such, comes from the Latin belligĕrans, belligĕrantis.
Being belligerent implies having an attitude or disposition to war or conflict. They were belligerent, for example, countries like England, Germany, France, Italy, the United States and Japan during the Second World War.
Likewise, armed groups such as the FARC or the ELN, who participated in the armed conflict in Colombia during much of the twentieth century, requested that the belligerent status be recognized by the international community, although they had little support.
Belligerent, on the other hand, also refers to someone or something that is combative, bellicose or aggressive. In this way, it is considered that a person who is conflicted or constantly looking for confrontation has a belligerent attitude.
Synonyms of belligerent are contender, combatant, combative, bellicose or conflicting.
In English, belligerent can be translated as belligerent. For example: “Belligerent India threatening regional peace “.
Belligerent in law
In law, the term belligerent is used to refer to a nation or political subject that is at war or participates as an ally of one of the parties.
The belligerence, in international law, supposes the legal situation of a subject, which may well be a power, a nation or an armed group, which is protected by the right of war to carry out warlike actions against an enemy.
The belligerence status gives the participating political subjects equal guarantees in the war.
