Source Word
targeted killing
Noun
countable
uncountable
(warfare)
The
intentional
killing
by
a
government
or
its
agents
of
a
civilian
or
"unlawful
combatant"
who
is
not
in
that
government's
custody,
and
who
is
taking
part
in
an
armed
conflict
or
terrorism,
whether
by
bearing
arms
or
otherwise,
and
is
thus
regarded
by
the
government
as
having
lost
the
immunity
from
being
targeted
that
he
or
she
would
otherwise
have
under
the
Geneva
Conventions.
Japanese Meaning
政府あるいはその代理人による、捕虜状態にない民間人または「不法戦闘員」を対象にした、意図的な殺害行為。対象者は、軍事行為やテロ行為に関与しているとされ、ジュネーブ条約上通常認められる保護を失っていると考えられる。
Sense（1）
(warfare)
The
intentional
killing
by
a
government
or
its
agents
of
a
civilian
or
"unlawful
combatant"
who
is
not
in
that
government's
custody,
and
who
is
taking
part
in
an
armed
conflict
or
terrorism,
whether
by
bearing
arms
or
otherwise,
and
is
thus
regarded
by
the
government
as
having
lost
the
immunity
from
being
targeted
that
he
or
she
would
otherwise
have
under
the
Geneva
Conventions.
（ plural ）
