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hit squad

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hit squad
n. Slang
1. A squad or team of hired executioners, as one organized for carrying out a political assassination.
2. A group of political terrorists.
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Noun1.hit squad - a team of assassins
team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
death squad - a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)
Sparrow Unit - a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines
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The stronger you get, the bigger you get -- which leads to your agent being able to pick up a garbage truck and throw it at a small hit squad.
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It is not so startling that the Mossad spymaster who puts together the hit squad is written and acted (by Geoffrey Rush at his slimy best) as a sinister sort, but what kind of team does this espionage maestro assemble?
Making History: MUNICH' & 'SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE FINAL DAYS' by Alleva, Richard / Commonweal
The Order, which appears to be the Catholic Church's Hit Squad, wants Ein dead; and his brother, Leroux, wants Ein to join in the war against them.
Steinbach, Hans. A Midnight Opera by Galuschak, George / Kliatt
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