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WAR CRIMINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does war criminal mean?
• WAR CRIMINAL (noun)
The noun WAR CRIMINAL has 1 sense:
1. an offender who violates international law during times of war
Familiarity information: WAR CRIMINAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An offender who violates international law during times of war
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("war criminal" is a kind of...):
offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
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