enemy combatant

collocation in English

meaningsofenemyandcombatant

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enemy
noun
uk
/ˈen.ə.mi/us
/ˈen.ə.mi/
a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from ...
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combatant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/us
/ˈkɑːm.bə.tənt/
a person who fights in ...
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(Definition ofenemyandcombatantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The status of each detainee was reviewed to see if they qualified for detention as anenemycombatant.
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It generally gained a finding ofenemycombatantstatus on the second hearing, but some panels resisted.
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No basis is given to explain why such evidence makes the detainee anenemycombatant.
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To pinpoint the exact location of anenemycombatant, they would simply illuminate the target with a laser beam detectable by the attacking aircraft.
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It was not until they had determined if a detainee was anenemycombatantthat they could proceed to trials by military commissions.
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He concluded that there was no evidence to support classifying him as anenemycombatant, and that he should be released.
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Kurnaz was one of the 500-plus detainees whom the reviews had determined "was" anenemycombatant.
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It gave combatants the ability to specifically target anenemycombatant, rather than have large numbers of combatants fire in a general direction.
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If the detainee is anenemycombatantwho has not violated the laws of war, he is not chargeable with any triable offense.
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The hearings resulted in the release of 38 detainees, and confirmed the "enemycombatant" status of 520 detainees.
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Padilla was held for three and a half years as anenemycombatant.
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However, they must be given some sort of due process for determining their status as anenemycombatant.
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His panel resisted pressure to change their determination and continued to find the detainee was not anenemycombatant.
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The rules do not give a timetable for informing detainees in the event that the tribunal has decided to retain theirenemycombatantdesignations.
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He should be treated as anenemycombatant.
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They were merely authorized to determine whether previous secret determinations that the captives met a new, very broad definition ofenemycombatant.
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Two years later he was indicted on charges of credit card fraud but in 2003, he was classified as anenemycombatantand transferred to military custody.
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Most rounds fired were not aimed at anenemycombatant, but instead fired in the enemy's direction to keep them from moving and firing back (see suppressive fire).
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The judges considering the captives' habeas petitions were to determine if the evidence supporting the allegations that the men and boys were enemy combatants justified a classification asenemycombatant.
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There are a number of precedents for dealing with enemy combatants captured in this way, if that is what they are.
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