Hague

American  

[heyg] / heɪg /

noun

1. The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.

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Hague ¹ British  

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. Dutch names: 's Gravenhage.   Den Haag.  the seat of government of the Netherlands and capital of South Holland province, situated about 3 km (2 miles) from the North Sea. Pop: 464 000 (2003 est)

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Hague ² British  

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. William Jefferson. born 1961, British politician; leader of the Conservative party (1997–2001); foreign secretary from 2010; as a writer he is noted for his biography of William Pitt the Younger (2004)

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It was set up in The Hague to prevent witness intimidation and was staffed largely by judges and prosecutors from the U.S. and Western Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Based in The Hague, the ICC was created in 1998 to cement the role of international law in punishing the worst human rights abuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Serbian officials were awaiting details on when authorities in The Hague would release the body, he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The net began to tighten when, in October 2000, Slobodan Milošević was himself arrested and later delivered to the Hague.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

And after Theo returns to The Hague, Vincent has another New Years chat with his parents, just as he did the year before, when he wanted to quit Goupil’s and ended up being fired.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman