### Question
How is the "grave breach of the Geneva Conventions" defined?


### Answer
The term **grave breach of the Geneva Conventions** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 2441* as follows -

> conduct defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions relating to the laws of warfare signed at Geneva 12 August 1949 or any protocol to any such convention, to which the United States is a party

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

