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• war crime — 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] * * * Any violation of… …   Universalium

• war crime — noun a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking * * * noun : a crime …   Useful english dictionary

• War rape — describes rape committed by soldiers, other combatants or civilians during armed conflict or war. Rape in the course of war dates back to antiquity, ancient enough to have been mentioned in the Bible. During war and armed conflict rape is… …   Wikipedia

• crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …   Universalium

• WAR CRIMES TRIALS — Crystallization of the Principles of International Criminal Law Immediately after the outbreak of World War II, when the first Nazi violations of the laws and customs of war as defined by the Hague and Geneva Conventions were revealed (and in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• war, law of — Introduction       that part of international law dealing with the inception, conduct, and termination of warfare. Its aim is to limit the suffering caused to combatants and, more particularly, to those who may be described as the victims of war… …   Universalium

• War Crimes Act of 1996 — The War Crimes Act of 1996 was passed with overwhelming majorities by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.The law defines a war crime to include a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions , specifically noting… …   Wikipedia

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• Crime Does Not Pay (comics) — Crime Does Not Pay Electrocution cover, issue 42. Publication information Publisher Lev Gleason Publications …   Wikipedia

• Code of Silence (film) — Code of Silence Promotional movie poster for the film Directed by Andrew Davis Produced by …   Wikipedia

• Crime film — Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real life criminal figures, to the far fetched evil doings of imaginary arch villains. Criminal acts are… …   Wikipedia