DEATH SQUAD

Meaning of DEATH SQUAD in English

noun

a group of people who are ordered by a government to kill other people, especially the government's political opponents

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DEATH SQUAD — noun Date: 1969 any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEATH SQUAD — noun : any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — any of various groups of assassins, esp. in Central America, whose members murder political dissidents, petty criminals, etc., usually with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — Date: 1969 : any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH SQUAD — Function: noun Date: 1969 : any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — ■ noun an armed paramilitary group formed to kill political opponents.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEATH SQUAD — [death squad] n (1969): any of various right-wing vigilante groups in Latin America whose members kill suspected political adversaries and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH SQUAD — ˈdeath squad BrE AmE noun [countable] a group of people who have been ordered to kill someone’s political opponents
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH SQUAD — ( death squads) Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — (~s) Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEATH SQUAD — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The death squad published a statement claiming they would cut off the head of every …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH SQUAD — эскадрон смерти (террористическое формирование, особ. из полицейских, в южно-американских странах)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH SQUAD — Эскадроны смерти
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH SQUAD — эскадрон смерти (террористическое формирование, особ. из полицейских, в южно-американских странах)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SQUAD — file
English interlingue dictionary
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
SQUAD — I. ˈskwäd also -wȯd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French esquade, esquadre, from Old Spanish & Old Italian; Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUAD — /skwod/ , n. , v. , squadded, squadding . n. 1. a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SQUAD — noun sloppy mud. 2. squad ·noun hence, any small party. 3. squad ·noun a small party of men assembled for …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SQUAD — [squad] n [MF esquade, fr. OSp & OIt; OSp escuadra & OIt squadra, ultim. fr. (assumed) VL exquadrare to make …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
SQUAD — squad BrE AmE skwɒd AmE skwɑːd ▷ squads skwɒdz AmE skwɑːdz ▶ ˈ squad car BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SQUAD — / skwɒd; NAmE skwɑːd/ noun [ C +sing./pl. v . ] 1. a section of a police force that deals …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUAD — squad W3 /skwɒd $ skwɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: escouade , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SQUAD — n. 1 a small group of people sharing a task etc. 2 Mil. a small number of men assembled for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SQUAD — n. 1 a small group of people sharing a task etc. 2 Mil. a small number of men assembled for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SQUAD — n.1 a small group of people sharing a task etc. 2 Mil. a small number of men assembled for drill …
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
SQUAD — ( squads) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A squad is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUAD — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a section …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SQUAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bomb disposal experts/team/squad/unit ▪ The device, which contained 400lbs of explosive, was made safe by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SQUAD — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a small group of people trained to work together as a unitTwo …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUAD — See: FIRING SQUAD.
Slang English vocab
SQUAD — noun 1 police, soldiers, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ elite ▪ an elite combat ~ ▪ anti-terrorist ( esp. BrE ), bomb …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
SQUAD — n. 25B6; noun an assassination squad : TEAM, crew, gang, band, cell, body, mob, outfit, force. a firing squad : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUAD — n. unit, team, band, company, crew, force, troop, cadre, gang, section, group, squadron, platoon, party They decided to call in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SQUAD — See: FIRING SQUAD.
Словарь английских идиом
SQUAD — 1. сущ. 1) воен. группа; команда; отделение; орудийный расчет awkward squad flying squad demolition squad firing squad vice squad 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death ≈ с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SQUAD — 1. skwɒd n 1. воен. отделение, расчёт; команда; группа awkward squad - а) воен. проф. отстающие по строевой подготовке солдаты; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death.ogg deθ n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death сущ.1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SQUAD — 1. skwɒd n 1. воен. отделение, расчёт; команда; группа awkward squad - а) воен. проф. отстающие по строевой подготовке солдаты; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death - медленная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SQUAD — 1. сущ. 1) воен. группа; команда; отделение; орудийный расчет - awkward squad - demolition squad - firing squad - flying …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SQUAD — 1. сущ. 1) воен. группа; команда; отделение; орудийный расчет - awkward squad - demolition squad - firing squad - flying squad - vice squad 2) бригада (рабочих) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — После ее смерти поместье …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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