hostis humani generis (English, noun)
expansion: hostis humani generis (plural hostes humani generis)
Senses:
qualifier: international law
glosses: A person who has committed a criminal act so grave – originally maritime piracy and slave-trading, and now torture as well – that any nation may put on trial and, upon conviction, punish him or her.
Forms:
form: hostes humani generis
tags: plural