| war
crime |
| war
on drugs |
| warrant
of remand |
| workhouses |
| wounds
"defense" |
| wounds
"gunshot" |
| wounds
"hesitation" |
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(multiple definitions)
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(7 definitions) |
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war
crime:
"means an act or omission that is committed during an international
armed conflict, whether or not it constitutes a contravention
of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission,
and that, at that time and in that place, constitutes a contravention
of the customary international law or conventional international
law applicable in international armed conflicts (Canada's Criminal
Code" Available: <http://www.islandnet.com~wwlia/cacr4htm#war_crime>
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war
on drugs:
"war on drugs campaign in the United States in the 1980's
for the prevention and intervention of the abuse of drugs".
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| warrant
of remand: |
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workhouses:
"in 16th-century England, vagrants and petty offenders
were committed to correctional institutions known as workhouses"
(Manning, 1997).
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wounds
"defense":
made when the victim attempts to defend him/herself against
the attack. Noticed most on the hands and arms (Stewart, 1993).
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wounds
"gunshot" :
gun shot wounds are classified as fast force injuries. The extent
of injury varies greatly and
depends on many factors including mechanisms of wounding, type
of weapon used, characteristic of the bullet and missile ballistics
(Stewart, 1993).
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wounds
"hesitation":
suicide attempts, superficial sharp force wounds at wrist, elbows
or neck (Stewart, 1993).
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References
Canada's
Criminal Code" Available: <http://www.islandnet.com~wwlia/cacr4htm#war_crime>
Manning, 1997).
Stewart,
1993).
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