thug
गलाकाटू
definition
noun
The Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even thugs and criminals.
a violent person, especially a criminal.
In 7th century India members of the Thug cult would ritually strangle passers-by as sacrifices to the Hindu deity, Kali.
a member of a religious organization of robbers and assassins in India. Devotees of the goddess Kali, the Thugs waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travelers, in a ritually prescribed manner. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s.
translation of 'thug '
डाकू,
ठग,
बटमार
noun
गर्दनमार,
हत्यारा,
घातक,
गलाकाटू
example
A frail widow was brutally robbed of her life savings in her own home by a violent 'thug' who left her with a broken arm and leg.
There is no reason why a 'thug' should be immune from the ordinary criminal law.
One of his ancestors suppressed a riot by laying low a man called Murphy, a 'thug' at the head of a mob who was wielding a wire whip.
Take a leap of faith that even though he looks like a thug, he is not necessarily a 'thug' .
The 'Thugs' strangle their victims, steal their possessions, and bury them in pre-dug pits.
Another such family has quit York altogether before suffering violence at the hands of the 'thugs' .
There's none of that half-cocked, late-night 'thuggishness' about these soldiers.
Right-wing pundits weren't troubled by the GOP's 'thuggishness' .
Park and his partner continue to 'thuggishly' interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce.
I think that if somebody behaves 'thuggishly' towards you, you have the right to protect yourself.
Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on 'thugs' and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
I am sick of the mindless 'thugs' who think they have a right to disrupt other people's lives.
The 'thugs' raided the village and began firing their guns to terrorise the farmers.
There is no excuse, no mitigation, no honor, no martyrdom, not even a transient political dividend, only Bronze Age 'thuggishness' .
Three schoolboys on a day out at Salford Quays were stabbed by a gang of 'thugs' near the Lowry arts centre.
The Vice President weighed in with characteristic 'thuggishness' , denouncing criticism of the domestic spying.
How could people behave so 'thuggishly' , when called upon to hold a minute's silence?
Alcohol wrecks lives and families and too often transforms people into violent 'thugs' .
He never did make the Lions' test team in 1971, but it is a compliment of sorts that his anonymous assailant resorted to 'thuggery' to stop him.
He really lashed out, calling them thuggish, saying that 'thuggishly' , this union has turned its back on New York, and New Yorkers.
The original 'Thugs' were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers.
It seemed like the entire black elite of America was there and also a large number of underworld 'thugs' .
The Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even 'thugs' and criminals.
Those who dominate in the new 249-seat Wolesi Jirga will have secured their seat through a mixture of 'thuggery' and bribery.
He is stereotyping young people today who wear hoods and caps as yobs and 'thugs' .
Crime busters fighting to rid a Penhill estate of vandalism and 'thuggish' behaviour are appealing for more help.
Police have formed a hospital force in the war on thieves and 'thugs' who target staff and patients.
American football appears to be a game played by 'thuggish' millionaires watched by incipient thugs.
There were guns, drug barons, organised 'thuggery' .
The search for bandits and 'Thugs' is based on the author's search through the records, reports and literature concerning crime and criminality in India during the 1800s.
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