WAR CRIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does war crime mean? 

• WAR CRIME (noun)
  The noun WAR CRIME has 1 sense:

1. a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war

  Familiarity information: WAR CRIME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAR CRIME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("war crime" is a kind of...):

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)