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Definition of Civilians
1. civilian [n] - See also: civilian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Civilians
Literary usage of Civilians
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Ivana Nizich (1992)
"First are provisions designed to revitalize and strengthen the legal requirement
to distinguish military objectives from civilians and civilian objects and ..."
2. Azerbaijan: Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh by Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone (1994)
"This principle places a duty on combatants to choose means of attack that avoid
or minimize damage to civilians. In particular, the attacker should refrain ..."
3. Angola: Arms Trade and Violations of the Laws of War Since the 1992 by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Human Rights Watch/Africa (1994)
"30 Proof of Intention to Starve civilians Under Article 14, what is forbidden
are actions taken with the intention of using starvation as a method or weapon ..."
4. The German Terror in Belgium: An Historical Record by Arnold Joseph Toynbee (1917)
"8th and several civilians killed. At Metten,\% near Verviers, a German soldier
confesses that he and his comrades "were ordered to search a house from which ..."
5. Civilian Devastation: Abuses by All Parties in the War in Southern Sudan by Jemera Rone, John Prendergast, Karen Sorensen (1994)
"It appears that its displacement of civilians went far beyond what was necessary
for military operations, and was accompanied by extensive property ..."
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