(A) nations/countries respect one another’s borders and do not try to gain one another’s territory or land by force
(B) merchant (civilian) ships have a right to travel freely and unthreatened in international waters in times of peace and war
(C) ** weapons or pieces of equipment used in war
(D) payment demanded of a nation defeated (losing country) in war by a victorious nation (the winning nation)
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Concept note-1: -Use the noun armament to talk about the kind of weapons that armies use when they wage wars. A tank, for example, is an armament. The word armament is good for describing heavy duty weaponry and the equipment that’s associated with it, like bombs, fighter jets, tanks, and assault rifles.
Concept note-2: -Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle. [military]
Concept note-3: -armament. / (ˈɑːməmənt) / noun. (often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft. a military force raised and armed ready for war.
Concept note-4: -ar·ma·ment ˈär-mə-mənt. : the military strength and equipment of a nation. : a supply of war materials. 3. : the process of preparing for war.