civilian
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Dr Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, co-director of the Centre for International Law at the University of Bristol, reiterated that the "fundamental rule of law" is that civilian objects must not be targeted.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Postwar tribunals prosecuted numerous war crimes, but not attacks on civilian infrastructure, including the Blitz against London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
They were part-time, locally controlled forces, composed of citizens who could be called up in emergencies and then returned to civilian life.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
He said there was a "moral obligation to protect the civilian population from the atrocious effects of war".
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
He wore civilian clothes, replaced the soldiers with unarmed policemen, enforced the amnesty laws, and helped a few families of Liberals who had been killed in the war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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