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Civilian internee

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000244

A civilian, described by Article 4 of the Geneva Convention, Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, who is in the custody or control of Armed Forces of the United States during an armed conflict or occupation, including those held for imperative reasons of security or protection, who generally qualifies for protected status under the Geneva Conventions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000244
FieldDefense and military
ReferencesJP 3-31
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000244",
  "term": "Civilian internee",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "A civilian, described by Article 4 of the Geneva Convention, Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, who is in the custody or control of Armed Forces of the United States during an armed conflict or occupation, including those held for imperative reasons of security or protection, who generally qualifies for protected status under the Geneva Conventions.",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-31"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/civilian-internee/"
}

Record 244 of 1,778 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.