Ed O'Brien
What isBELLIGERENT?
In international law. A term used to designate either of two nations which are actually in a state of war with each other, as well as their allies actively cooperating; as distinguished from a nation which takes no part in the war and maintains a strict indifference as between the contending parties, called a �neutral.�Read more: What is BELLIGERENT? definition of BELLIGERENT (Black's Law Dictionary)