Translation of "targeted killing" into Spanish

asesinato selectivo is the translation of "targeted killing" into Spanish.

targeted killing noun grammar

(warfare) the targeting and killing by a government or its agents of a civilian or "unlawful combatant" who is not in that government's custody. The target is a person taking part in an armed conflict or terrorism, whether by bearing arms or otherwise, who has thereby lost the immunity from being targeted that they would otherwise have under the Geneva Conventions. [..]

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  • asesinato selectivo

    masculine

    intentional killing [..]

    The practice of targeted killings has been on the rise during the period under review.

    La práctica de los asesinatos selectivos ha ido en aumento durante el período que se examina.

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