warcrime
warcrime is the alternative form of war crime.
Meaning of war crime
Noun
war crime (plural war crimes)
- A punishable offence under international law for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.
- [W]ar crimes are such hostile or other acts of soldiers or other individuals as may be punished by the enemy on capture of the offenders. […] [A]lthough among the acts called war crimes are many which, such as abuse of a flag of truce or assassination of enemy soldiers for instance, are crimes in...1906, L[assa Francis Lawrence] Oppenheim, “Means of Securing Legitimate Warfare”, in International Law: A Treatise, volumes II (War and Neutrality), London; New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green, and Co....
Forms of warcrime
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Questions about warcrime
- What is warcrime the alternative form of?
- Warcrime is the alternative form of war crime.
Words near warcrime in the dictionary
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