war crime

noun

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

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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Other Word Forms

war criminal noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of war crime¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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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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Netanyahu is currently wanted by the court for alleged war crimes in Gaza and breaches of international law, charges he emphatically denies.

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The Congolese authorities accuse Kabila of war crimes and treason, alleging there is a "substantial body of documents, testimony and material facts" that link the former leader to the M23.

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