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Welcome to the glossary section, where you can find a dictionary of all terms that commonly appear on our website. These are simple explanations, rather than complete, legal definitions. You can browse by letter or alternatively go to the advanced search anywhere on the site and search by Glossary.

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    1. War crimes

      Serious breaches of the Geneva Conventions committed during an armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions are international treaties that set humanitarian standards, mainly for the treatment of civilians and prisoners of war. Examples of acts that may constitute a war crime are deliberate killing, torture, extensive destruction of property that is not necessary for military reasons, unlawful deportation, intentionally targeting civilians and taking hostages.

    2. White Paper

      A document produced by a government department setting out details of future policy on a particular subject. A White Paper will often be the basis for a Bill to be put before parliament. The White Paper gives the department an opportunity to gather feedback before it formally presents the policies as a Bill.

    3. Work permit

      Permission to work in the United Kingdom that is given to someone who has no automatic right to work here but has met the requirements to be allowed to do so.

    4. Work permit holder

      A person who has a work permit for the United Kingdom. (See work permit.)

    5. Working days

      Monday to Friday are counted as working days. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are not counted as working days. Ten working days may be two weeks or less, depending on where the weekends fall.

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