Question

What is an enemy combatant? A. a person who has information on the enemy that he or she will reveal for combat pay. B. a person captured by the enemy who refuses to submit to interrogation. C. a person thought to be plotting against the United States with the enemy. D. a person captured while engaging in active warfare against the United States.

Answer 1

Enemy combatant is a term referring to a person who, either lawfully or unlawfully, directly engages in hostilities for an enemy state or non-state actor in an armed conflict

Answer 2

enemy means not on your side. combatant means fighting, so D a person captured while engaging in active warfare against the US