military objective
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
Military objective.—The term “military objective” means—
(A) combatants; and
(B) those objects during an armed conflict—
(i) which, by their nature, location, purpose, or use, effectively contribute to the opposing force's war-fighting or war-sustaining capability; and
(ii) the total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization of which would constitute a definite military advantage to the attacker under the circumstances at the time of the attack.
Source
- 2006–present10 U.S.C. § 950VArmed Forces · Crimes triable by military commissions · in this section
The term “military objective” means combatants and those objects during hostilities which, by their nature, location, purpose, or use, effectively contribute to the war-fighting or war-sustaining capability of an opposing force and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization would constitute a definite military advantage to the attacker under the circumstances at the time of an attack.
Source
- 2009–present10 U.S.C. § 950PArmed Forces · Statement of substantive offenses · in this subchapter