War widow
In the broad sense, a war widow is a spouse who has become widowed as a direct consequence of any kind of warfare, including usual wars and guerilla warfare. This definition includes both widows of servicemen and of civilians. For legal purposes one may distinguish the de-jure war widows, i.e., the ones who have legal grounds to claim the war-related widowhood, and de facto war widows. In some jurisdictions, war widows may be legally defined as "the spouses of servicemen killed in action". These widows receive a special treatment, such as special widow's pensions or honors during military ceremonies. In addition to personal experience, war widowhood has profound socio-demographic and economic effects on the society.