illegal combatant

English

Noun

illegal combatant (plural illegal combatants)

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.

Synonyms

unlawful combatant
unprivileged combatant

Translations

one who engages in combat without meeting the Geneva Convention

Finnish: laiton taistelija
French: combattant illégal m
German: ungesetzlicher Kombattant m
Italian: combattente illegale m

Portuguese: combatente ilegal m or f
Russian: незако́нный бое́ц m (nezakónnyj bojéc)
Spanish: combatiente ilegal m or f
Swedish: olaglig stridande c

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