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The Hague
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What does The Hague mean?
noun
- A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court.
- (figuratively) A conviction and/or punishment for a destructive, harmful or immoral act.
proper noun
- A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
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proper noun
- A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.
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His father was an Irish Dean; his brother is a Calvinist minister in great esteem at the Hague.
Prominent among which were his introduction to Lord Sandwich at the Hague.
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The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, whose members belong to nearly every nation, is a significant index of the spirit of the times.
The matter was finally referred to the Provincial Council at the Hague, and it was confidently expected that the wisdom of this body would invent some measure by which credit should be restored.
We favor every instrumentality, like that of the Hague Tribunal and arbitration treaties made with a view to its use in all international controversies, in order to maintain peace and to avoid war.