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instrument of war — An instrument subject to embargo as a military instrument. Gibbons v Ogden (US) 9 Wheat 1, 6 L Ed 23 … Ballentine's law dictionary
War rape — describes rape committed by soldiers, other combatants or civilians during armed conflict or war. Rape in the course of war dates back to antiquity, ancient enough to have been mentioned in the Bible. During war and armed conflict rape is… … Wikipedia
Instrument of Surrender — is a name often given to surrendering documents of a military conflict, as those documents are legal instruments. Some such documents are: ;World War II *Japanese Instrument of Surrender *German Instrument of Surrender *Armistice between Italy… … Wikipedia
Instrument — In stru*ment, n. [F. instrument, L. instrumentum. See {Instruct}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; a device; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… … Universalium
Instrument of Surrender (1971) — The Instrument of Surrender was signed at Ramna Race Course in Dhaka at 16.31 IST on December 16, 1971, by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding in chief of Eastern Command of the Indian Army and Lieutenant General A … Wikipedia
Instrument of Government (1809) — The Instrument of Government, or Regeringsformen , adopted on June 6, 1809 by the Riksdag of the Estates was the constitution of Sweden from 1809 to 1974. It came about following the disastrous outcome in the Finnish War, when King Gustav IV… … Wikipedia
instrument — 01. Can you play a musical [instrument]? 02. The next song is an [instrumental] featuring the talents of guitarist Pat Metheny. 03. Eric Clapton was originally purely an [instrumentalist] who only began singing at the urging of his bandmates. 04 … Grammatical examples in English
Instrument Flight Rules — Unter Instrumentenflug versteht man das Fliegen, bei dem die Fluglage ohne Bezug auf äußere Anhaltspunkte ausschließlich mit Hilfe von Instrumenten kontrolliert wird. Der umgekehrte Fall ist der Sichtflug. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Allgemeines 2… … Deutsch Wikipedia
war, law of — Introduction that part of international law dealing with the inception, conduct, and termination of warfare. Its aim is to limit the suffering caused to combatants and, more particularly, to those who may be described as the victims of war… … Universalium
