citing hostile actions

Langue: fr

📖 Définitions

Invoquer des actes hostiles; Mettre en avant des actes hostiles

EN: The act of referencing or pointing out aggressive, antagonistic, or threatening behaviors as a justification for a response, policy, or statement.; A rhetorical strategy used to frame a situation by highlighting perceived threats or aggression from an opposing party.

The government issued a statement citing hostile actions by neighboring states to justify the deployment of additional troops.

Le gouvernement a publié une déclaration invoquant les actions hostiles des États voisins pour justifier le déploiement de troupes supplémentaires.
By citing hostile actions in their diplomatic correspondence, the ambassadors escalated the tension between the two nations.

En citant des actions hostiles dans leur correspondance diplomatique, les ambassadeurs ont exacerbé les tensions entre les deux nations.