Definition of Antipersonnel

1. Adjective. Designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction.

Similar to: Offensive

Definition of Antipersonnel

1. Adjective. (military) Designed to kill soldiers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antipersonnel

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antipersonnel

antiperiodicity
antiperiodics
antiperiplanar
antiperistalses
antiperistalsis
antiperistaltic
antiperistases
antiperistasis
antiperistatic
antipernicious anaemia factor
antipernicious anemia factor
antiperovskite
antiperovskites
antipersistence
antipersistent
antipersonnel (current term)
antipersonnel bomb
antiperspirant
antiperspirants
antipest
antipesticide
antipet
antipetalous
antiphagocytic
antipharmic
antiphase
antiphasing
antiphenoloxidase
antiphishing
antiphlogistian

Literary usage of Antipersonnel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Still Killing: Landmines in Southern Africa by Alex Vines (1997)
"TOWARD A REGIONAL AND GLOBAL BAN ON antipersonnel MINES As the most mine affected region in the world, southern Africa should be at the forefront of the ..."

2. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"5 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of antipersonnel Landmines and On Their Destruction. ..."

3. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"In this reporting period, there was use of antipersonnel mines in three additional ... BANNING antipersonnel MINES Universalization One hundred and ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: toward a mine-free world by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"Mauritania declared its stockpile had been reduced to 5728 antipersonnel mines, ... Niger reported that it does not have a stockpile of antipersonnel mines, ..."

5. Second Ngo Conference On Landmines: Conference Final Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"This initiative had very good results and some members of Parliament proposed the introduction of a legal text to ban antipersonnel mines. ..."

6. Landmines: A Deadly Legacyby Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"Unfortunately, because of this proposed moratorium, the US manufacturers will continue to be prohibited from exporting antipersonnel landmines with ..."

7. Human Rights Watch World Report 2000: The Events of 1999 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Staff (1999)
"United States Policy antipersonnel Landmines In 1999, the United States continued to be one of the problem countries with respect to banning antipersonnel ..."

8. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"However, the Landmine Monitor also identified use of antipersonnel mines in twenty-three conflicts by fifteen governments and more than thirty rebel groups ..."

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