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death squad

A clandestine military or paramilitary group employed to carry out political assassinations.

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death squad - a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)

hit squad - a team of assassins

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death squad n → squadra della morte

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death squad (redirected from Death squads)

death squad
(redirected from Death squads)