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What (who) is non combatant - definition

CIVILIAN WHO DOES NOT TAKE A DIRECT PART IN HOSTILITIES DURING WAR

Noncombatant; Non-combatants; Non combatant; Unarmed civilians; Noncombatants; Non-Combatant; Not in the face of the enemy; Civilian immunity

Non-combatant

Non-combatant is a term of art in the law of war and international humanitarian law to refer to civilians who are not taking a direct part in hostilities;Article 51.3 of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions states, "Civilians shall enjoy the protection afforded by this section, unless and for such time as they take a direct part in hostilities".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-combatant

non-combatant

(non-combatants)

Note: in AM, usually use 'noncombatant'

1.

Non-combatant troops are members of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting.

The General does not like non-combatant personnel near a scene of action.

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2.

In a war, non-combatants are people who are not members of the armed forces.

The Red Cross has arranged two local ceasefires, allowing non-combatants to receive medical help.

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non-combatant

¦ noun a person who is not engaged in fighting during a war, especially a civilian, army chaplain, or army doctor.

Wikipedia

Non-combatant

Non-combatant is a term of art in the law of war and international humanitarian law to refer to civilians who are not taking a direct part in hostilities; persons, such as combat medics and military chaplains, who are members of the belligerent armed forces but are protected because of their specific duties (as currently described in Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions, adopted in June 1977); combatants who are placed hors de combat; and neutral persons, such as peacekeepers, who are not involved in fighting for one of the belligerents involved in a war. This particular status was first recognized under the Geneva Conventions with the First Geneva Convention of 1864.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-combatant

Examples of use of non combatant

1. Last week‘s bombing, however, was the largest single incident of reported non–combatant casualties.

2. But in the autumn of 1'40, about 4,000 enlisted in the non–combatant Pioneers Corps.

3. A military spokesman said he had no knowledge of non–combatant deaths.

4. Nearly two–thirds of the non–combatant fatalities that year occurred in Iraq.

5. The result is the killing of dozens of non–combatant Palestinians.