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adj
Involving sophisticated clandestine methods for gaining unauthorized entry and obtaining information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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verb
To break in to a place without authorization as part of a clandestine operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To kidnap in order to make someone disappear (as opposed to kidnapping for ransom).
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History
From the term black bag meaning a case containing burglary tools. Sense 2 refers to the practice of blindfolding a detainee with a bag or sack.
