CCW
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- proper noun
- Formal
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Convención sobre Ciertas Armas Convencionales
- The CCW was established to address humanitarian concerns related to the effects of warfare.
Examples
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The man who had a CCW never pulled his weapon, so no one was in danger of being shot by him.
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Do we need any more proof that when CCW is past, the crime rate drops dramatically?
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Iowa CCW permits in Polk County are just like a license to drive.
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There are exceptions, as you mentioned, but for anyone who has qualified for CCW in one state, this should be enough to freely carry in every state.
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It is my understanding that Nevada now accepts Utah CCW; however, the map shows otherwise.
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It was a 7-year battle to get the Florida legislature to pass Florida's CCW Law, the first in the nation.
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The CCW promotes international cooperation to restrict the use of certain types of weapons.
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Countries that have signed the CCW are committed to limiting their use of specific conventional arms.
Synonyms
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Agreements between countries that set rules for how to treat people in war, especially wounded soldiers, prisoners, and civilians
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An international agreement that bans creating, storing, moving or using chemical weapons
Surface Forms
Etymology
CCW stands for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, using the first letters of that title. It is an international agreement to limit or ban some dangerous weapons, so the name shows it is about rules for those weapons.