Definitions from Wiktionary (human shield)
▸ noun: (military) Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.
▸ noun: (figurative, rhetoric) Third parties used cynically to divert attention away from accusations against oneself.
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▸ noun: (military) Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.
▸ noun: (figurative, rhetoric) Third parties used cynically to divert attention away from accusations against oneself.
Similar:
shield-bearer,
paramilitary,
citizen,
home front,
enemy combatant,
shieldbearer,
enemy line,
light infantry,
bodyguard,
blocking unit,
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