war crimes
Battlefield legal violations
War crimes are serious violations of the laws governing armed conflict—acts like deliberately killing civilians, torturing prisoners, or attacking hospitals and aid workers.
The term gained legal force after World War II with the Nuremberg trials.
War crimes differ from the general brutality of warfare; they're specific prohibited acts that can bring individual prosecution: He was indicted for war crimes committed during the siege.
- offencesWrongful acts, legal breaches
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- ethnic persecutionTargeting groups by ancestry
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
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- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
war crimeshumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
humane treatment · safe passage · civilian evacuation · rescue missions
war crimesdistinguished service
Excellence warranting official recognition
exoneration · acquittal · amnesty · pardons · truth and reconciliation
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