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Genocide Convention
JEN-oh-syd kon-VEN-shun
ˈdʒɛnoʊsaɪd kənˈvɛnʃənListen
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genocideconvention
Dictionary meaning
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948; defines genocide as acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group in whole or in part; obligates signatory states to prevent and punish genocide
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