Atrocity crime - Wikipedia An atrocity crime is a violation of international criminal law that falls under the historically three legally defined international crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity [1]
Atrocities - definition of atrocities by The Free Dictionary Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness 2 An appalling or atrocious act, situation, or object, especially an act of unusual or illegal cruelty inflicted by an armed force on civilians or prisoners American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
atrocity - Wiktionary, the free dictionary atrocity (countable and uncountable, plural atrocities) (countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons
Definitions: Types of Mass Atrocities - United States Holocaust . . . Mass Atrocities Instances of “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations ” Although the term mass atrocities has no formal legal definition, it usually refers to genocide (as defined above), crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing