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war crime

noun

  1. 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.


war crime

noun

  1. a crime committed in wartime in violation of the accepted rules and customs of war, such as genocide, ill-treatment of prisoners of war, etc


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Derived Forms

  • war criminal, noun

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Other Words From

  • war criminal noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of war crime1

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

If they succeed, it would potentially situate environmental destruction in the same legal category as war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

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One is about the two dozen or so soldiers who made up First Platoon and suffered through a crushing deployment that included casualties, carnage and a leader who ordered them to commit war crimes.

During his three short days at the helm, Lorance averaged a war crime a day, a military jury later found.

Evidence of war crimes in Syria and vital counter-speech against terrorist organizations abroad have been removed as a result.

Beijing has refused, instead accusing Australia of “barbarism” and of trying to “deflect public attention” from alleged war crimes by its armed forces in Afghanistan.

“They feel protected in France,” CPCR board member Bruce Clarke says of Simbikangwa and other wanted war crime suspects.

At the time, she was working on Yugoslav war crime trials at the International Criminal Tribunal.

The use of chemical weapons may be a despicable war crime, but there is no sign yet that Assad will be treated as a criminal.

If we are serious about banning this horrific war crime, then the ban must be enforced.

This is by far the worst war crime since Vietnam by American troops.

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