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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A clandestine military or paramilitary group that carries out the killing of political opponents or civilians deemed undesirable.

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  • noun An armed group that carries out clandestine killings.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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