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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Truce \Truce\, n. [OE. trewes, triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a
     truce, properly, pledge of fidelity, truth, AS. tre['o]w
     fidelity, faith, troth. See {True}.]
     1. (Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders
        of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities,
        for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.


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     2. Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary
        cessation; short quiet.
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              Where he may likeliest find
              Truce to his restless thoughts.       --Milton.
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     {Flag of truce} (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by
        one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which
        hostilities are suspended.
  
     {Truce of God}, a suspension of arms promulgated by the
        church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages,
        putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain
        periods.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  truce
       n : a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can
           discuss peace terms [syn: {armistice}, {cease-fire}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "truce":
     Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, abeyance, accord, agreement,
     armistice, break, breather, breathing spell, buffer zone, caesura,
     cease-fire, compact, cooling-off period, day off, de-escalation,
     demilitarized zone, drop, hesitation, holiday, hollow truce,
     interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence,
     interruption, interval, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, modus vivendi,
     moratorium, neutral territory, pacification, pact, pause,
     pax in bello, peace, recess, reconciliation, remission, respite,
     rest, stand-down, stay, suspension, suspension of hostilities,
     temporary arrangement, treaty, treaty of peace, vacation,
     wind down
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  TRUCE, intern. law. An agreement between belligerent parties, by which they 
  mutually engage to forbear all acts of hostility against each other for some 
  time, the war still continuing. Burlamaqui's N. & P. Law, part 4, c. 11, 
  Sec. 1. 
       2. Truces are of several kinds: general, extending to all the 
  territories and dominions of both parties; and particular, restrained to 
  particular places; as, for example, by sea, and not by land, &c. Id. part 4, 
  c. 11, Sec. 5. They are also absolute, indeterminate and general; or limited 
  and determined to certain things, for example, to bury the dead. Ib. idem. 
  Vide 1 Kent, Com. 159; Com. Dig. Admiralty, E 8; Bac. Ab.;Prerogative, D 4; 
  League; Peace; War. 
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  TRUCE, n.  Friendship.
  
  

















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