"illegal combatant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: illegal combatants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} illegal combatant (plural illegal combatants)
  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 Third Geneva Convention. Wikipedia link: illegal combatant Categories (topical): People Synonyms: unlawful combatant, unprivileged combatant Translations (one who engages in combat without meeting the Geneva Convention): laiton taistelija (Finnish), combattant illégal [masculine] (French), ungesetzlicher Kombattant [masculine] (German), combattente illegale [masculine] (Italian), combatente ilegal [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), незако́нный бое́ц (nezakónnyj bojéc) [masculine] (Russian), combatiente ilegal [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), olaglig stridande [common-gender] (Swedish)

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