hostis humani generis /ˈhəʊstɪs ˈhjuːməni ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪs/ noun1 •A person who has committed a criminal act so grave – originally maritime piracy and slave-trading, and now torture as well – that any nation may put on trial and, upon conviction, punish them. formshostes humani generis