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Non-combatant

In the law of war, a non-combatant is a person who is not or is no longer actively participating in hostilities during a war. This includes civilians, prisoners of war, and wounded, sick or injured former combatants (hors de combat). The term also includes persons such as combat medics and military chaplains (who are members of the belligerent armed…

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Law of warCiviliansPrisoners of warCombatantsHors de combat
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Law of war and protection of non-combatants

Non-combatants and modern warfare

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Non-combatant

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples46
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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related to Vietnam War · 13
Non-combatant → Cambodia, However, Laos, Many, Military, Most, National Archives, The Vietnam War, Thousands, Thus, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vietnamese
related to War on terrorism · 12
Non-combatant → Al-Qaeda, Although, As, Combatant, Groups, Individuals, Non-combatants, Possible, San Bernardino, September, The, Tsarnaev
related to World War II · 11
Non-combatant → After World War II, Despite, Geneva Conventions, Hague Convention, Holocaust, In World War II, Nanjing, Nazi, Sources, There, This
is a · 1
Non-combatant → person who is not or is no longer actively participating in hostilities during a war
related to Customary international law · 1
Non-combatant → The

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Non-combatantis aperson who is not or is no longer actively participating in hostilities during a war0.90text
combat medicsinstance ofThe term also includes persons0.80text
military chaplainsinstance ofThe term also includes persons0.80text
the Nanjing massacreinstance ofThere is also difficulty of estimating the numbers for events0.80text
though it is estimated that between 200instance ofThere is also difficulty of estimating the numbers for events0.80text
000instance ofThere is also difficulty of estimating the numbers for events0.80text
300instance ofThere is also difficulty of estimating the numbers for events0.80text
000 civiliansinstance ofThere is also difficulty of estimating the numbers for events0.80text
prisoners of war were slaughteredinstance ofThere is also difficulty of estimating the numbers for events0.80text
Non-combatantrelated to Customary international lawThe0.60section
Non-combatantrelated to Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War0.60section
Non-combatantrelated to Vietnam WarMany0.60section

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