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illegal combatants

illegal combatants is the plural of illegal combatant.

Meaning of illegal combatant

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

Questions about illegal combatants

What is illegal combatants the plural of?
Illegal combatants is the plural of illegal combatant.

Words near illegal combatants in the dictionary

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

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