Definitions

Definitions of key concepts and terms are set out here.

Anti-Personnel Mine 

Anti-personnel mine means a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and that will incapacitate, injure or kill one or more persons.

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Cluster munition 

A cluster munition comprises a container that disperses submunitions (small bombs) in the air which fall to the ground individually over an area of some 10,000 square metres (depending on the model and a range of factors). They are used to kill people or destroy vehicles (or both).

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