PERFIDY

Perfidy

In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith with the intention of breaking that promise once the enemy has exposed themselves . Perfidy constitutes a breach of the laws of war and therefore making it a war crime as it degrades the protections and mutual restraints developed in the interest of all Parties, combatants, and civilians. In practice, combatants find it difficult to respect protected persons and objects if experience causes them to believe or suspect that the adversaries are abusing their claim to protection under international law to gain a military advantage.

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perfidy

Noun

  1. A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
  2. Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the or to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
  3. A state or act of deceit.


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