Talk:cease-fire

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Synonyms?[edit]

Latest comment: 12 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

AFAIK, armistice and ceasefire are no synonyms, but in fact two different concepts. An armistice is an agreement of the parties to stop fights in a war, whereas a ceasefire means just a temporary stoppage of an armed conflict for a certain purpose, e.g. rescueing of dead or injured soldiers, securing safe conduct of negotiators etc. A ceasefire may lead into an armistice, but they are not the same thing. Can anybody confirm this? --85.180.187.161 15:02, 11 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Indeed they are different concepts, and Wikipedia confirms this. Will fix it now. ---> Tooironic 10:22, 2 July 2011 (UTC)Reply
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