noncombatant
Example Sentences
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“We have made very clear to both sides that they are responsible for ensuring the protection of civilians and noncombatants,” the National Security Council said.
From Washington Times
The battalion carried out extrajudicial executions at El Mozote, as well as in three other massacres in which "hundreds of noncombatant civilians" were killed, ICE said.
From Reuters
Prosecutors would have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that those charged with crimes knowingly attacked an American with the intent to harm — rather than mistakenly attacking noncombatants.
From New York Times
Ukrainian officials say acts specifically targeting noncombatants — killings, sexual violence, abduction of children to Russia — are essentially revenge for Moscow’s battlefield failures, dating back to the war’s earliest days.
From Los Angeles Times
The invaders seemed to recognize no distinction between soldiers and noncombatants in Bucha.
From Washington Times
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