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faction fight

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faction fight
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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) South African a fight between rival Black groups, usually originating in tribal or clan feuds
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Representatives of various factions of the Naga underground groups also participated in the event which hoped to end faction fights and fratricidal killings in the state.
Naga consultative meet calls for an end to factional killings by Asian News International
Further evidence of the status of a faction fight as a sporting event can be seen in the fact that in 1878 a man was sentenced to six months for beating a friend after they watched a faction fight but none of the faction fighters was arrested.
THE AGREEABLE RECREATION OF FIGHTING by Conley, Carolyn / Journal of Social History
 
 
 
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