death squad

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An armed group that carries out clandestine killings
Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their political opponents or criminals. A clandestine military or paramilitary group employed to carry out political assassinations. a group of people who have been ordered to kill someone's political opponents
a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)
death squads
plural form of death squad
death-squad
Attributive form of death squad, noun
death squad

    Turkish pronunciation

    deth skwäd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdeᴛʜ ˈskwäd/ /ˈdɛθ ˈskwɑːd/

    Etymology

    [ 'deth ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English deeth, from Old English dEath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die; more at DIE.
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