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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • war criminal noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of war crime1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

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"Inviting starving people to their death is a war crime. Those responsible of this system must be held accountable," Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.

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Iran's foreign ministry said the strike was a "war crime".

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His case is one of a tiny number among the tens of thousands of open war crimes cases where a suspect has been captured and can be made to stand in the dock.

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Rival politicians inside Israel accuse Netanyahu of presiding over war crimes and turning Israel into a pariah state.

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The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate accused Israel of a "full-fledged war crime".

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