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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 outclandestine killings .
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- 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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