war crime

war crime
noun
a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law-breaking

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noun
: a crime (as genocide, maltreatment of prisoners, or any atrocity) committed during or in connection with war — usually used in plural

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Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.
[1940-45]

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war crime noun
A crime connected with war, esp one that violates the code of war
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Main Entry: ↑war

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war crime UK US noun [countable] [singular war crime plural war crimes]
the crime of killing or harming people during a war for reasons that are not allowed by international laws about war
Thesaurus: crime of killing and ways of killinghyponym general words for crimessynonym
Derived Word: war criminal

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war crime,
a violation of the rules of warfare, especially any inhuman act against civilians or prisoners in time of war.

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n. an action carried out during the conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war
Derivatives:
war criminal n.

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noun, pl ⋯ crimes [count]
: an act committed during a war that violates international law usually because it is cruel, unfair, etc.

He was found guilty of torture and other war crimes.

war criminal noun, pl ⋯ -nals [count]

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ˈwar crime [war crime] noun
a cruel act that is committed during a war and is against the international rules of war

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