### Question
How does CRIMES define war crime?


### Answer
Under *18 U.S.C. § 2441*, **war crime** is defined as:

> any conduct—


(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2441*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 118-WAR CRIMES**

