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noun
An armed group that carries out clandestine, extrajudicial killings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hit squad
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