The difference between War crime and War criminal

When used as nouns, war crime means a punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian, whereas war criminal means a person guilty of a war crime.


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  1. War crime as a noun (legal):

    A punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.

  1. War criminal as a noun:

    a person guilty of a war crime

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