Death squad

/dˈɛθ skwˈɒd/

/dˈɛθ skwˈɑːd/

[noun]

Death squad

[NOUN]

a group of armed people who illegally kill supporters of an opposing political party or criminals

Examples

1. The principle perpetrators of such disappearances are the paramilitary death squads.

2. He's got the Death Squad commander in its box.

3. Roughly 80% of the massacres, sexual violence, death squads and other criminal acts from this war occurred around the time of the dictator’s brief reign.

4. Along with killing thousands in short time periods, the death squads were also responsible for rounding up Jews and other prisoners to be taken to concentration camps.