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- adjective Attributive form of
prisoner of war , noun.
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Examples
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The heavy cruiser was sunk off Java on February 28, 1942, and Schwarz spent more than three years in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps.
The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011
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The heavy cruiser was sunk off Java on February 28, 1942, and Schwarz spent more than three years in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps.
The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011
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After the picture appeared, however, the newspaper received calls and e-mails from several people questioning Bump's prisoner-of-war status.
Ronald E Bump 2010
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Terrorists fight out of uniform and target civilians and thus do not deserve traditional prisoner-of-war protections.
Obama Ratifies Bush 2011
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Yoo, a former law professor and clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, concluded that neither the Taliban nor al-Qaeda were entitled to prisoner-of-war status, or the protections of the Geneva Convention.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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Silver, military historian and author, took her seat at an official service at Ballarat's prisoner-of-war memorial.
ARTHUR REX CRANE 2010
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Yoo, a former law professor and clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, concluded that neither the Taliban nor al-Qaeda were entitled to prisoner-of-war status, or the protections of the Geneva Convention.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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My reaction was outrage, fuelled by the fact the prisoner-of-war experience bruised our family for decades.
ARTHUR REX CRANE 2010
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Yoo, a former law professor and clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, concluded that neither the Taliban nor al-Qaeda were entitled to prisoner-of-war status, or the protections of the Geneva Convention.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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In February, military historian and author Lynette Silver took her seat at an official service at Ballarat's prisoner-of-war memorial.
ARTHUR REX CRANE 2010
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