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    An unlawful combatant, illegal combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a person who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the...
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    persons, whether as prisoners of war or unlawful combatants. In a non-interstate armed conflict, combatants who fought with non-state armed groups are...
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  • Look up enemy combatant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Enemy combatant is a term for a person who, either lawfully or unlawfully, engages in hostilities...
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    as non-combatant terrorists. Groups like Al-Qaeda are considered combatant terrorists or may also be called unlawful combatants. Non-combatants can also...
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    the US designation of irregular opponents as "unlawful enemy combatants" (see also unlawful combatant), especially in the SCOTUS judgments over the Guantanamo...
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    and Article 130.) Combatants who break specific provisions of the laws of war are termed unlawful combatants. Unlawful combatants who have been captured...
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  • Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, unlawful combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military...
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    to try a lawful enemy combatant for any offense made punishable under this chapter. (c) Determination of Unlawful Enemy Combatant Status Dispositive— A...
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    Acting as an unlawful combatant with the intent to commit sabotage, espionage, and other hostile acts Aiding the enemy as an unlawful combatant Espionage...
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  • and unlawful combatants. Lawful combatants are subject to capture and detention as prisoners of war by opposing military forces. Unlawful combatants are...
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