The Hague

• the Hague (now nonstandard)

From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag, short form of 's-Gravenhage, from Middle Dutch des Graven hage (1400s), literally, "the Count's hedge[-enclosed hunting grounds]",

• IPA^(key): /ðə ˈhæɡ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ðə ˈheɪɡ/

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The Hague

2. A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.
3. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
4. (metonymic) The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.

• The Hague Invasion Act

The Hague (uncountable)

1. A conviction and/or punishment for crimes against humanity or war crimes delivered by the International Criminal Court.

   Those men deserve The Hague for what they did.

2. (by extension, figurative) A conviction and/or punishment for a destructive, harmful or immoral act.