Designation as an enemy combatant is a classic example. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The definition of "enemy combatant" is left to the Administration. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Darcy Burner Wants More Rights for Terrorists] Reference
The "worry" that a US Citizen will be deemed an enemy combatant is unfounded. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Goldy Confesses...] Reference
The intruder was reported to have been a combatant from the other side of the border. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
An enemy combatant is held because he is a soldier in a foreign army at war with the US. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Put another way, if an enemy combatant is not an alien, should he have second amendment rights?. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
As Bird says, "I still have a hard time looking at Michael Cooper," a Lakers combatant from the '80s. From Wordnik.com. [Bryant, Garnett look to rekindle old-school rivalry] Reference
Howard Gilbert: An enemy combatant is held because he is a soldier in a foreign army at war with the US. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Under the rules of a Trial of Seven, each combatant is allowed to have six companions to fight beside him. From Wordnik.com. [Jaime's Challenge] Reference
It reads, in full, ` Any alien unlawful enemy combatant is subject to trial by military commission under this chapter. '. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Where's the ACLU When You Need Them?] Reference
By folding PMCs into the framework governing all other legal combatants, the inviolable distinction between civilian and combatant is preserved. From Wordnik.com. [David Isenberg: The Road to Effective PMC Regulation is Pitted With Good Intentions] Reference
But the more accurate appellation here (seeing as "unlawful enemy combatant" is not to be found in the Geneva Conventions) would be "non-POW criminal". From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
According to the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) A lawful combatant is an individual authorized by governmental authority or the LOAC to engage in hostilities. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Senate Suspended Right to Challenge Detention After A Single Hour of Debate] Reference
If the combatant is sitting at a terminal 10,000 miles away, it does not matter for the purpose of the rule whether he or she is wearing Dress Blues or pajamas. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » House Subcommittee Hearing on Drone Warfare] Reference
And Sec. 948c defines 'Persons subject to military commissions' as ` Any alien unlawful enemy combatant is subject to trial by military commission under this chapter. '. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Is That Not Legal?] Reference
In a nutshell, an enemy combatant is either someone who is a member of a hostile military organization (regardless of role), or a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Endgame] Reference
After securing the area the combined force discovered the combatant was a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
In Israel, a combatant is a citizen in uniform; quite often, he is a conscript or on reserve duty. From Wordnik.com. [JPost.com - Front Page] Reference
Every combatant, that is, except one: Princess Minerva already is a princess, and, frankly, she doesn't like it one bit!. From Wordnik.com. [Mania News Feed] Reference
If these killings were not justified by the exigencies of war, they fall outside the scope of what is known as combatant immunity. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: My Lai to Haditha: Lessons from the Law of War] Reference
That is what we did for uniformed enemies in WWII and doing that for an enemy combatant is a step up for them, "rule of law" wise. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Goldy Confesses...] Reference
He has far fewer rights as an enemy combatant, which is what the attorney general has said that the president has determined he is. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2002] Reference
Tribunal (“CSRT”), a DoD proceeding in which a Guantanamo detainee’s status as an enemy combatant is reviewed and determined. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
I've had to recall a combatant commander to Washington for a verbal reprimand for speaking out inappropriately on a sensitive foreign-policy issue. From Wordnik.com. [Pentagon Issues Guidelines On Media Relations, SecDef Gates: 'The Press Is Not The Enemy'] Reference
Star Wars film means something, and something big is at stake for each combatant, which is reflected in his or her fighting style and the flow of the battle. From Wordnik.com. [Wax Banks] Reference
U.S. military hearings known as combatant status review tribunals determine whether a prisoner can be designated an "enemy combatant," and prosecuted by the military. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
He is being held, as you said, as an enemy combatant, meaning someone at war with the United States. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2002] Reference
Under IHL, the term "combatant" applies only to members of regular state forces, not to members of irregular forces like al Qaeda. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Goitein: What's in a Name? In this Case, Not Much] Reference
The general term in the Conventions is "combatant", with a rebuttal presumption that that meant "lawful" combatant. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake] Reference
A combatant is a citizen in uniform. From Wordnik.com. [Israel: Civilians & Combatants] Reference
Many combatant commanders were perfectly content with throwing overwhelming force at any threat. From Wordnik.com. [Now, Flexible Force] Reference
The Geneva Conventions do not impose a significant restraint on the effective combatant of terror. From Wordnik.com. [Losing Friends And Allies] Reference
That said, his separate, pro-government decision permitting Padilla's detention as an "enemy combatant" was overturned on appeal. From Wordnik.com. [Can Mukasey Manage?] Reference
The president has designated Padilla an "enemy combatant," and what he is suspected of is better thought of not as pre-crime but pre-war. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom Vs. Security] Reference
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