Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
thuggee .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Thuggee.
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- noun The
violent act ofthugs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun violent or brutal acts as of thugs
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rights lawyers, however, noted that the military has applied the term "thuggery" very broadly, covering street protesters and potentially anyone else it chooses.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 2012
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Rights lawyers, however, noted that the military has applied the term "thuggery" very broadly, covering street protesters and potentially anyone else it chooses.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 2012
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Rights lawyers, however, noted that the military has applied the term "thuggery" very broadly, covering street protesters and potentially anyone else it chooses.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 2012
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Rights lawyers, however, noted that the military has applied the term "thuggery" very broadly, covering street protesters and potentially anyone else it chooses.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 2012
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Egypt's de facto head of state said Tuesday that the military government would limit its use of extrajudicial arrests and detentions to cases of what he called "thuggery."
NYT > Home Page By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 2012
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said the term "thuggery" has been used as a catchall crime since the military assumed power Feb. 11 and is so broad that people have been arrested for no reason.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Leila Fadel 2012
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As appalling as that 1968 assault was, thuggery is nothing new in politics; it transcends time, ideology and party.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
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As appalling as that 1968 assault was, thuggery is nothing new in politics; it transcends time, ideology and party.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
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As appalling as that 1968 assault was, thuggery is nothing new in politics; it transcends time, ideology and party.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
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As an naturaluzed immigrant living in Texas, I have seen much more thuggery from the left than theright.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Sad Victory for Thuggery in Texas 2010
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