enemy combatant
(US, military) Any person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.
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(US, military) Any person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.
“There’s really obviously a difference between pointing a gun at someone when you’re a soldier and they’re an enemy combatant and pointing a gun at someone when you’re a private citizen and they’re also a private citizen come on”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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