DEATH SQUAD Definition & Meaning

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death squad

noun

any of various groups of assassins, especially in Central America, whose members murder political dissidents, petty criminals, etc., usually with the tacit approval of the government.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of death squad¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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The death squads were on the payroll of the police, if not actually being the police themselves.

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A chilling scene finds him testing the vision of a man identified as the leader of a village death squad.

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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he kept a "death squad" to crack down on crime while mayor of one of the country's largest cities.

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She started hearing about death squads who were coming for anyone they deemed suspicious.

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At the time of his death Fujimori was serving a 25-year jail sentence for human rights abuses committed during his time in office, including authorising killings carried out by death squads.

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