WAR CRIME

Meaning of WAR CRIME in English

— war criminal .

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.

[ 1940-45 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WAR CRIME — noun Date: 1906 a crime (as genocide or maltreatment of prisoners) committed during or in connection with war, war criminal …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAR CRIME — Any violation of the laws of war , as laid down by international customary law and certain international At the …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR CRIME — noun : a crime (as genocide, maltreatment of prisoners, or any atrocity) committed during or in connection with war — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAR CRIME — offense committed during times of war
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAR CRIME — Date: 1906 : a crime (as genocide or maltreatment of prisoners) committed during or in connection with war — usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR CRIME — Function: noun Date: 1906 : a crime (as genocide or maltreatment of prisoners) committed during or in connection with war …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WAR CRIME — ■ noun an action carried out during the conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAR CRIME — [war crime] n (1906): a crime (as genocide or maltreatment of prisoners) committed during or in connection with war--usu. used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR CRIME
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR CRIME — noun a cruel act that is committed during a war and is against the international rules of war
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR CRIME — ˈwar crime BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] a cruel act done during a war which is illegal under international …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR CRIME — Any violation of the laws of war , as laid down by international customary law and certain international treaties . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR CRIME — n. 1) to commit a ~ 2) to prosecute ~s
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WAR CRIME — военное преступление
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR CRIME — Военное преступление
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WAR CRIME — военное преступление
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAR CRIME — военное преступление
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WAR CRIME — военное преступление
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAR CRIME — Военное преступление
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
WAR CRIME — военное преступление
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
WAR CRIME — военное преступление; исключительно серьезное нарушение законов ведения войны (убийство мирных жителей, увод в рабство, истязания военнопленных и другие).
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
WAR CRIME — военное преступление
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
CRIME — I the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRIME — I. ˈkrīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin crimen accusation, fault, crime; perhaps akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIME — — crimeless , adj. — crimelessness , n. /kruym/ , n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIME — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
CRIME — noun that which occasion crime. 2. crime ·noun any great wickedness or sin; iniquity. 3. crime ·noun any violation of …
Webster English vocab
CRIME — [crime] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L crimen accusation, reproach, crime; prob. akin to L cernere to sift, determine] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRIME
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIME — / kraɪm; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] activities that involve breaking the law : an increase in violent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRIME
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRIME — n. & v. --n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRIME — n. & v. n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
CRIME — n. & v. --n. 1. a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIME — ( crimes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A crime is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRIME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime carries a penalty ▪ Murder carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
CRIME — [noun] - an action which is against the law, or, more generally, (an example of) bad or unacceptable behavioura crime …
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRIME — n. computer crime hate crime organized crime war crime
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRIME — n. the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIME
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
Longman Activator English vocab
CRIME — See ↑ CRIME 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a crime • ↑ be a crime/be a sin • ↑ hate …
Longman Activator English vocab
CRIME
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIME — n. 25B6; noun kidnapping is a very serious crime : OFFENCE, unlawful act, illegal act, felony, misdemeanour, misdeed, wrong; Law …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIME — noun 1 BAD : We need to understand why people do these crimes. GOOD : We need to understand why …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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