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scorched-earth policy

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scorched-earth policy (skôrchtûrth)
n.
The policy of devastating all land and buildings in the course of advancing or retreating troops so as to leave nothing salvageable to the enemy.
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Noun1.scorched-earth policy - the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
porcupine provision, shark repellent - a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
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Descriptions of the British Army's scorched-earth policy, Benedict Arnold's treason, and mutinies by veteran soldiers are compelling enough on their own.
Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign That Won the Revolution by Weaver, Michael E. / Air & Space Power Journal
The heads of the two countries' powerful intelligence services eI| Omar Suleiman for Egypt and Salah Gosh for Sudan eI| also joined the two-hour meeting about the six-year-old war in Darfur where Khartoum's scorched-earth policy has prompted the arrest warrant request from ICC prosecutors.
Aboul Gheit meets Al-Beshir amid reports of arrest warrant by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
The heads of the two countries' powerful intelligence services -- Omar Suleiman for Egypt and Salah Gosh for Sudan -- also joined the two-hour meeting about the six-year-old war in Darfur where Khartoum's scorched-earth policy has prompted the arrest warrant request from ICC prosecutors.
Egypt FM meets Beshir amid reports of arrest warrant by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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