illegal combatant

English

Noun

illegal combatant (plural illegal combatants)

1. 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