Mau Mau Uprising empire was capital punishment dispensed so liberally—the total is more than double the number executed by the French in Algeria. War crimes have been broadly defined by the Nuremberg principles as "violations of the laws or customs of war", which includes massacres, bombings of civilian targets, terrorism, mutilation, torture, and murder of detainees and prisoners of war. Additional common crimes include theft, arson, and the destruction of property not warranted by military necessity. In order to fight the Mau Mau insurgency during the conflict, British troops suspended civil liberties in Kenya. In response to the rebellion, many Kikuyu were forcibly
Mau-Mau (card game) empty, the playing stack (except for the topmost card) is shuffled and turned over to serve as new drawing stack. The first one to go out must say "Mau" in order to win. If the last card is a Jack, they must say "Mau Mau" to win double. The most popular variant of this game in Czech Republic is called "Prší" ("Raining" in Czech language). It is played with deck of 32 German cards (four card suits, values from 7 to Ace) and has almost identical rules with several differences: In the Netherlands Mau Mau is mainly known as "Pesten"