"human shield" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Englisch]

IPA: ˌhjuːmən ˈʃiːld, ˌhjuːmən ˈʃiːlds Forms: the human shield [singular], the human shields [plural]
Etymology: Wortverbindung, die aus dem Adjektiv human ^(→ en) und dem Substantiv shield ^(→ en) zusammengesetzt ist
  1. menschlicher Schutzschild
    Sense id: de-human_shield-en-noun-x2CO0Wqd
  2. menschlicher Kugelfang
    Sense id: de-human_shield-en-noun-1EqqSzpC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: hostage, non-combatant, warfare, hostage, hostage-taking Coordinate_terms: protective shield, neighbourhood practice
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      "word": "riot shield"
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    },
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      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
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    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "the human shield",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "Annette Weber: State Building in Somalia – Challenges in a Zone of Crisis. In: Eva-Maria Bruchhaus, Monika M. Sommer (edd.): Hot Spot Horn of Africa Revisited. Approaches to Make Sense of Conflict, LIT Verlag, Berlin 2008. Seite 21 ISBN 9783825813147",
          "text": "\"Non-state actors such as the Shabab as well as clan militias used civilians as human shields and forced them to provide shelter for their attacks.\"",
          "translation": "- Nicht-staatliche Akteure wie al-Shabaab sowie Klanmilizen benutzten Zivilisten als menschliche Schutzschilde und zwangen diese ihnen Schutz für ihre Angriffe zu bieten."
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        "Kriegsführung"
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        {
          "ref": "Online-Ausgabe von The Washington Times, BAY: When the human shield slips, 16.01.2009",
          "text": "\"Using a hostage as a \"human shield\" is a criminal technique.\"",
          "translation": "- Eine Geisel als „menschlichen Kugelfang“ zu missbrauchen ist eine verbrecherische Technik."
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      "ipa": "ˌhjuːmən ˈʃiːld"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˌhjuːmən ˈʃiːlds"
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    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "neighbourhood practice"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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    },
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  ],
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      "word": "hostage"
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "warfare"
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      "sense_index": "2",
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        {
          "ref": "Annette Weber: State Building in Somalia – Challenges in a Zone of Crisis. In: Eva-Maria Bruchhaus, Monika M. Sommer (edd.): Hot Spot Horn of Africa Revisited. Approaches to Make Sense of Conflict, LIT Verlag, Berlin 2008. Seite 21 ISBN 9783825813147",
          "text": "\"Non-state actors such as the Shabab as well as clan militias used civilians as human shields and forced them to provide shelter for their attacks.\"",
          "translation": "- Nicht-staatliche Akteure wie al-Shabaab sowie Klanmilizen benutzten Zivilisten als menschliche Schutzschilde und zwangen diese ihnen Schutz für ihre Angriffe zu bieten."
        }
      ],
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          "ref": "Online-Ausgabe von The Washington Times, BAY: When the human shield slips, 16.01.2009",
          "text": "\"Using a hostage as a \"human shield\" is a criminal technique.\"",
          "translation": "- Eine Geisel als „menschlichen Kugelfang“ zu missbrauchen ist eine verbrecherische Technik."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "ˌhjuːmən ˈʃiːld"
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    }
  ],
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