| Main Entry: | unlawful combatant |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an individual who violates the law by engaging in combat; an individual who is involved in but not authorized to take part in hostilities; also called illegal combatant, unprivileged combatant |
| Example: | An unlawful combatant is someone who commits belligerent acts, but does not qualify under the Geneva Convention as a prisoner of war. |