Hors de combat
Wounded and hors de combat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wounded" instead an adjective phrase "Hors de combat".
Wounded
Wounded adjective - Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle.
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Hors de combat and wounded are semantically related. You can use "Hors de combat" instead an adjective "Wounded".
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According to The Laws and Customs of War, wounded troops are considered hors de combat (literally, "out of the fight"), and are given special protections under various treaties.
Source: Kick Them While They Are Down - The Laws and Customs of War state that those soldiers that are hors de combat ("out of the fight") a category that includes prisoners, the severely wounded, the dead and ejecting aircrew — although not paratroopers — are not to be attacked.
Source: Playing Possum
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Wounded and Hors de combat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hors_de_combat/wounded
Hors de combat & Wounded. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hors_de_combat/wounded>.
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