law of war

English

Noun

law of war (plural laws of war)

1. Law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war.

Translations

law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war

• Dutch: oorlogsrecht (nl) n
• Finnish: sotalaki
• French: droit de la guerre (fr) m
• German: Kriegsrecht (de) n, Kriegsvölkerrecht n
• Polish: prawo wojenne n
• Swedish: krigsrätt (sv) c

Further reading

• “law of war”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.