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   prisoner of war
   [n] - a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
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   prisoner of war
   Person captured in war, who has fallen into the hands of, or surrendered to, an opponent. Such captives may be held in prisoner-of-war camps. The treatment of POWs is governed...
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   prisoner of war
   POW noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
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   prisoner of war
   (pow, or Pw), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest sense it is applied only to members of regularly ... [9 related articles]
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   prisoner of war
   Person captured in war, who has fallen into the hands of, or surrendered to, an opponent. Such captives may be held in prisoner-of-war camps. The treatment of POWs is governed by the Geneva Convention. Under the terms of the Geneva Convention, POWs must be provided safe, sanitary accommodations, as ...
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   Prisoner-of-war
   POW A soldier who has been captured and transported to another place. They were imprisoned in prisoner of war camps which were often purposefully built in World War I and World War II. These would be wooden huts based on concrete, ringed by barbed wire fences and guarded by an accommodated garrison....
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   prisoners of war
   prisoners of war, in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. This excludes civilians who engage in hostilities (by international law they are ...
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   Prisoners-of war
   ===Monarchy in Canada=== This article is was nominated to be a featured article and has undergone extensive changes. It has been nominated to have its structure, grammar, and content reviewed as well as to eliminate any inconsistancies and redundancies. JamesOttawa 13:56, 11 April 2006 (UTC) Commen...
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