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human shield
noun
- a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of human shield1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, at the party Valentin’s buddy seizes Mook as a human shield.
“The decision has chosen the side of terror and evil over democracy and freedom, and turned the very system of justice into a human shield for Hamas’ crimes against humanity,†he added.
Is it legal, in a conflict situation, to kill a human shield?
Israel says it is targeting “terrorist infrastructure sites, Hezbollah command centers, and weapons storage facilities… embedded by Hezbollah adjacent to civilian infrastructure†and “exploiting the civilian population as a human shield.â€
Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of his time hiding in tunnels along with a small team of bodyguards and a "human shield" of hostages seized from Israel.
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