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hunger strike

1

noun

  1. a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc.


hunger-strike

2

[ huhng-ger-strahyk ]

verb (used without object)

hunger-struck, hunger-striking.
  1. to go on a hunger strike.

hunger strike

noun

  1. a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest
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Derived Forms

  • hunger striker, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • hunger striker noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hunger strike1

First recorded in 1885–90

Origin of hunger strike2

First recorded in 1910–15
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The hunger strike meant the defendant had become increasingly weak, which led to the case being moved to Loughborough due to the defendant's new requirement for a wheelchair, something the original court could not accommodate.

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He has already been on hunger strike twice, protesting at what he has called a lack of proper judicial process, amid allegations of torture.

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It can now be reported that Brooks was "voluntarily absent" from the trial, because he was on hunger strike.

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The medical receiver launched an electronic records system, tackled disease outbreaks including Valley Fever, and even monitored the health of prisoners staging a systemwide hunger strike.

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Mr Ratcliffe went on hunger strike twice as part of his campaign for his wife's release.

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