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DISENGAGED COMBATANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Guerilla Warfare
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

A person who has participated in combat during a war or armed conflict and has laid down or surrendered their arms with a view to separate from the armed group.

OBS

ex-combatant; disengaged combatant: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • ex-combatants
  • disengaged combatants

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Guérilla
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
DEF

Personne qui a participé au combat pendant une guerre ou un conflit armé et qui a déposé ou rendu les armes en vue de se séparer du groupe armé.

OBS

ex-combattant; ancien combattant : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • ex-combattants
  • anciens combattants

Spanish

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