Definition of war crime War crime
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What does war crime mean?
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| war crime - a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war |
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Wiktionary 
- war crime (Noun)
A punishable offense, under international law , for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.
Wikipedia 
- A war crime is a crime that breaks the rules that most people accept when fighting in a war. Today, the rules that govern war are commonly the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Convention. Other cruelties and crimes committed during a war usually do not count as war crimes.
