Aggression - Law Dictionary Search Results
Punitive and preventive detention
there are many countries where it is not allowed to be exercised except in times of war or aggression. Our Constitution does recognise the existence of this power, but it is hedged-in by various safeguards set out
war crime
encompassed in the legal concept of war crimes is the crime of planning or waging a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties.
living will
hisher desire that in the event of an illness from which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery aggressive or extraordinary measures to prolong life such as resuscitation and life support equipment should not be used
Keep your definitions linked to case research
Indiscriminate attack
Indiscriminate attack, means an aggressive act that (1) is not carried out for a specific military objective (2) employs a means of combat
Offensive
The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack aggressive attitude the act of the attacking party opposed to defensive
man eating shark
A term applied to sharks that attack humans especially the great white shark Carcharodon carcharias a large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas
Hotshot
successful self confident person who is regarded by others as highly skilled sometimes used ironically in reference to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is considered exaggerated
jingoistic
fanatically and bellicosely patriotic aggressively chauvinistic belligerent in international relations
jingoist
One who is jingoistic a bellicose patriot an extreme bellicose nationalist an aggressive chauvinist
Invasive
Tending to invade characterized by invasion aggressive
- ‹ Prev
- 1
- 3
- Next ›
- Last »
Try the research workspace - 7 days free