Converse of object

• protect: Geneva Convention provisions were aimed at protecting noncombatants in times of war.

Modifies a noun

• evacuation: The mission may be peacekeeping, nation assistance, support for insurgency and counterinsurgency, noncombatant evacuation, or humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

• target: BRENNAN: If they were deemed to be combatants, they do not -- it has to be [ a ] noncombatant target.