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Definition of war crime noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

war crime

noun

/ˈwɔː kraɪm/

/ˈwɔːr kraɪm/

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a cruel act that is committed during a war and is against the international rules of warTopics War and conflictb2, Crime and punishmentb2

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