No quarter
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This article is about the military term. For other uses, see No quarter (disambiguation).
"Take no prisoners" redirects here. For other uses, see Take no prisoners (disambiguation).
No quarter, during military conflict, implies that combatants would not be taken prisoner, but killed. Since the Hague Convention of 1899, it is considered a war crime; it is also prohibited in customary international law and by the Rome Statute. The Hague Convention of 1907 states that "it is especially forbidden [...] to declare that no quarter will be given".