"law of war" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laws of war [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|laws of war}} law of war (plural laws of war)
  1. Law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war. Wikipedia link: law of war Categories (topical): Law, War Translations (law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war): oorlogsrecht [neuter] (Dutch), sotalaki (Finnish), droit de la guerre [masculine] (French), Kriegsrecht [neuter] (German), Kriegsvölkerrecht [neuter] (German), prawo wojenne [neuter] (Polish), krigsrätt [common-gender] (Swedish)

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