enemy combatant
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enemy combatant — n. A member of the armed forces of an enemy state; during war with that state, a member of a force that commits a belligerent act against a state. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
Enemy combatant — This article is about persons held as enemy combatants. For the book, see Enemy combatant (book). Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war.[1][2] Prior to 2008 … Wikipedia
Enemy Combatant (book) — Enemy Combatant is the title of a book written by a British Muslim, Moazzam Begg, and co written by Victoria Brittain, a former Associate Foreign Editor for the Guardian newspaper, about Begg s detention by the government of the United States of… … Wikipedia
enemy combatant — noun Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war. Also called EC. (JP 1 02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms) … Wiktionary
No longer enemy combatant — No Longer Enemy Combatant, (NLEC) is a U.S. military term for Guantanamo detainees whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal determined they have not been classified as enemy combatants .[1] Thirty eight detainees were finally classified as NLECs… … Wikipedia
Lawful enemy combatant — The term lawful enemy combatant is defined in the Military Commissions Act of 2006; the term is used as an exclusionary term to prevent most of those who qualify under the definition from being an unlawful enemy combatant.Definition:(2) LAWFUL… … Wikipedia
unlawful enemy combatant — 1) Someone who is engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies or who materially supports hostilities against the United States or its allies without being a member of a regular armed force of another country. 2) Someone… … Law dictionary
lawful enemy combatant — Someone who is engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies as a member of a regular armed force of another country. Currently defined by federal law in the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Category: Small Claims Court &… … Law dictionary
Enemy — or enemies may refer to:In television:* Enemies ( Buffy episode), a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode * Enemies ( Stargate SG 1 ), the Season 5 premiere episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG 1 * Enemies (The West Wing ), the … Wikipedia
Combatant Status Review Tribunal — Trailer where the Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held. The detainee s hands and feet are shackled to a bolt in the floor in front of the white plastic chair.[1][2] … Wikipedia
