| Main Entry: | enemy combatant |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | any member of the armed forces of a state with which another state is at war; also, any person in an armed conflict, including terrorism, who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war |
| Example: | The term "enemy combatant" actually refers to persons the United States regards as unlawful combatants, a category of persons who do not qualify for prisoner-of-war status under the Geneva Conventions. |
| Etymology: | c 2001 |