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starvation

[stahr-vey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.



adjective

  1. liable or seeming to cause starving.

    a starvation diet.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of starvation1

First recorded in 1770–80; starve + -ation
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GHF established itself saying it intended to feed civilians in Gaza, where the United Nations has said more than two million people are at risk of starvation.

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Aircraft engines rely on a precise fuel metering system - if that system gets blocked, it can lead to fuel starvation and engine shutdown.

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And the prospect of more funding is not very promising and unless things change over the next two months, the refugees are staring at starvation come August.

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"As co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts."

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It comes as the UN warns that more than two million people are at risk of starvation in Gaza, after a total Israeli ban on shipments of food and other aid that lasted 11 weeks.

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