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Geneva Convention noun[ S ] uk /dʒəˌniː.və kənˈven.ʃən/ us /dʒəˈniː.və kənˌven.ʃən/ the Geneva Convention a set of agreements, accepted by many countries, that establish how people should be treated when they are prisoners in a war: As a prisoner of war, he is entitled to certain rights under the Geneva Convention. These offences were in breach of the Geneva Convention. According to the Geneva Convention, the transfer of prisoners is prohibited when there is a risk of mistreatment. The fighters that were captured had no legal rights under the Geneva Convention. Article 53 of the Geneva Convention bans any destruction of property by an occupying power. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases War antebellum anti-militarism asymmetric warfare battle-scarred bellicose conflagration gung-ho holy war horizontal escalation jungle warfare phoney war sinew sinews of waridiom smokescreen sniper's alley Star Wars the Great War the Second World War World War I World War II
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