dirty war (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims
examples thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s
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Hypernym offense, offence, offensive
Domain of synset - TOPIC terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
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Member of this domain - TOPIC terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
Hyponym offense, offence, offensive

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