Meanings
- An intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands, with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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‘‘President Assad of Syria should be put on trial at the International Criminal Court”, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders publicly stated in 2016. He now may face charges from ICC himself, since it’s been revealed he supported terrorists in Syria. […] In 2017 Dutch Bert Koenders joined the club. Only one year after he had called upon the International Criminal Court (ICC) to put Assad on trial, his party, PvdA, dramatically lost the national elections, which forced him to resign as minister of Foreign Affairs and made him the laughing stock of Assad curse jokers on social media.
2020, Eric van de Beek, “Assad curse strikes again: Dutch official embarrassed”, in The Frontier Post, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2023Synonyms: ICC
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands, with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
Translations
Arabic محكمة الجنائية الدولية
- محكمة الجنائية الدوليةcourt that prosecutes international crimes
Dutch Internationaal Strafhof
- Internationaal Strafhofcourt that prosecutes international crimes
French Cour pénale internationale
- Cour pénale internationalecourt that prosecutes international crimes
Persian دیوان کیفری بینالمللی
- دیوان کیفری بینالمللی (divân-e keyfari-e beyn-olmelali)court that prosecutes international crimes
Tagalog Pandaigdigang Hukumang Pangkrimen
- Pandaigdigang Hukumang Pangkrimencourt that prosecutes international crimes
Thai ศาลอาญาระหว่างประเทศ
- ศาลอาญาระหว่างประเทศ (sǎan-aa-yaa-rá-wàang-bprà-têet)court that prosecutes international crimes
Urdu بین الاقوامی عدالت فوجداری, بین الاقوامی عدالت جرائم
- بین الاقوامی عدالت فوجداری (bainal-aqvāmī adālat-e-faujdārī)court that prosecutes international crimes
- بین الاقوامی عدالت جرائم (bainal-aqvāmī adālat-e-jarā'im)court that prosecutes international crimes
Cite this entry
International Criminal Court. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Criminal%20Court
“International Criminal Court.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Criminal%20Court. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “International Criminal Court,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Criminal%20Court.
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