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Armed merchantmen — has come to mean merchant ships equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be routinely armed, especially those engaging in long… … Wikipedia
enemy combatant — n. A member of the armed forces of an enemy state; during war with that state, a member of a force that commits a belligerent act against a state. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
enemy — ► NOUN (pl. enemies) 1) a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. 2) (the enemy) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a hostile nation or its armed forces in time of war. 3) a thing that damages or opposes something: routine is… … English terms dictionary
Enemy combatant — This article is about persons held as enemy combatants. For the book, see Enemy combatant (book). Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war.[1][2] Prior to 2008 … Wikipedia
Armed Forces Act 2006 — The Armed Forces Act 2006 received royal assent in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2006. It is mostly not yet in force, but by the end of 2008 it will replace the three separate Service Discipline Acts (the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955… … Wikipedia
Armed Police BatRider — Infobox VG title = Armed Police BatRider caption=Screenshot of Armed Police BatRider developer = 8ing/Raizing publisher = 8ing/Raizing designer = Kazuyuki Nakashima release = 1998 (Arcade) platforms= Arcade Game genre = Shooter game modes =… … Wikipedia
Armed Forces of the Empire of Brazil — Brazilian Armed Forces Emperor Dom Pedro II, Commander in Chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces (1831–89) dressed as an Admiral. Service branc … Wikipedia
armed forces — noun the military forces of a nation (Freq. 6) their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine … Useful english dictionary
Enemy at the Gates — Infobox Film name = Enemy at the Gates image size = caption = Enemy at the Gates film poster director = Jean Jacques Annaud producer = Jean Jacques Annaud John D. Schofield writer = Jean Jacques Annaud Alain Godard narrator = starring = Jude Law… … Wikipedia
enemy — /en euh mee/, n., pl. enemies, adj. n. 1. a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent. 2. an armed foe; an opposing military force: The army… … Universalium
