Complete Definition of "illegal combatant"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=illegal combatant

  1. A person who engages in combat without meeting the requirements for a lawful belligerent according to the laws of war as specified in the w:Third Geneva Convention | Third Geneva Convention.

Synonyms
unlawful combatant
unprivileged combatant

Translations
trans-top|one who engages in combat without meeting the Geneva Convention
French: combattant illégal m
German: ungesetzlicher Kombattant m
Italian: combattente illegale m
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Portuguese: combatente ilegal m, combatentes ilegais p
Russian: незаконн�й бое� (nezakónnyj bojéts) m, незаконн�е бой�� (nezakónnyje bojtsý) p
Spanish: combatiente ilegal m
Swedish: olaglig stridande c
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fr:illegal combatant

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