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illegal combatant

illegal combatant noun: a person who engages in combat without meeting the requirements for a lawful belligerent according to the laws of war as specified in the Third Geneva Convention.

Noun

illegal combatant (plural illegal combatants)

  1. A person who engages in combat without meeting the requirements for a lawful belligerent according to the laws of war as specified in the Third Geneva Convention.
    Synonyms:
    unlawful combatant, unprivileged combatant

Synonyms of illegal combatant

  • unlawful combatant
  • unprivileged combatant

Forms of illegal combatant

pluralillegal combatants

Questions about illegal combatant

What does illegal combatant mean?
Illegal combatant means a person who engages in combat without meeting the requirements for a lawful belligerent according to the laws of war as specified in the Third Geneva Convention.
What part of speech is illegal combatant?
Illegal combatant is a noun.
What is the plural of illegal combatant?
The plural of illegal combatant is illegal combatants.

Words near illegal combatant in the dictionary

  1. Illecillewaet
  2. illed
  3. illegal
  4. illegal alien
  5. illegal aliens
  6. illegal combatant
  7. illegal combatants
  8. illegal forward kick
  9. illegal forward kicks
  10. illegal immigrant
  11. illegal immigrants

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