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noncombatant

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1. noncombatant - Noun

2. noncombatant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.

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His group used techniques that were unprecedented in the region for centuries, including terror tactics like the mass beheadings of noncombatant civilians. Source: Internet

The number of so-called combatant and noncombatant casualties in the U.S. government tally is sharply lower than some Pakistani press accounts, which have estimated civilian deaths alone at more than 600. Source: Internet

“We expanded our mission command, control and communication to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and noncombatant evacuation operations,” Col. Joseph A. Ricciardi, commander, 303rd MEB, said. Source: Internet

“What’s happening today is an opportunity for us to be able to exercise both aviation and ground components in the evacuation of what we call noncombatant personnel,” said Lt. Col. Hunter Marshall, 3-25 Avn. commander. Source: Internet

Previously, the fictional "Global War Crimes Tribunal" ruled that Henry’s war was legal, no noncombatant was killed unlawfully, and Henry bore no criminal responsibility for the death of the POWs. Source: Internet

The United States government allowed sincere objectors to serve in noncombatant military roles. Source: Internet

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