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• First Geneva Convention — The First Geneva Convention, 1864 The First Geneva Convention, for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It defines the basis on which rest the rules of… …   Wikipedia

• Geneva Convention — (1864)    The Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, known as the Geneva Convention, had as its goals the protection of the vulnerable in wartime and the prevention of unnecessary… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• Geneva convention — Geneva Ge*ne va, prop. n. The chief city of Switzerland. [1913 Webster] {Geneva Bible}, a translation of the Bible into English, made and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560; London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Geneva Convention — Geneva Con|ven|tion, the a set of agreements that establish rules for how people should be treated during wars, especially if they are wounded or taken prisoner. The Geneva Convention was first written in Geneva, Switzerland, in the 19th century… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Fourth Geneva Convention — The Fourth Geneva Convention (or GCIV) relates to the protection of civilians during times of war in the hands of an enemy and under any military occupation by a foreign power. This should not be confused with the better known Third Geneva… …   Wikipedia

• Third Geneva Convention — Red Cross workers preparing food packages for prisoners of war The Third Geneva Convention, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was first adopted in 1929, but was significantly… …   Wikipedia

• Second Geneva Convention — The Second Geneva Convention of 1906, Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field (Geneva, 6 July 1906) extended the principles from the First Geneva Convention of 1864 on the treatment of battlefield… …   Wikipedia

• Geneva Convention — n. an international agreement first made at Geneva in 1864 and later revised, governing the status and treatment of captured and wounded military personnel in wartime. * * * Geneva Convention 7 [Geneva Convention] [dʒəˌniːvə kənˈvenʃn] [dʒəˌniːvə …   Useful english dictionary

• Geneva convention — noun Date: 1880 one of a series of agreements concerning the treatment of prisoners of war and of the sick, wounded, and dead in battle first made at Geneva, Switzerland in 1864 and subsequently accepted in later revisions by most nations …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Geneva Convention — one of a series of international agreements, first made in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864, establishing rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war and of the sick, the wounded, and the dead in battle. * * * …   Universalium

• Geneva Convention — An international agreement formed at meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864 and 1906, relating (among medical subjects) to the safeguarding of the wounded in battle, of those having the care of them, and of the buildings in which they are being …   Medical dictionary