thug
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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.
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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 Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even 'thugs' and criminals.
It seemed like the entire black elite of America was there and also a large number of underworld 'thugs' .
It's one of the sorrier episodes of Chinese history that China has so 'thuggishly' gone into Tibet and occupied it.
The 'Thugs' strangle their victims, steal their possessions, and bury them in pre-dug pits.
How could people behave so 'thuggishly' , when called upon to hold a minute's silence?
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.
Alcohol wrecks lives and families and too often transforms people into violent 'thugs' .
There is no excuse, no mitigation, no honor, no martyrdom, not even a transient political dividend, only Bronze Age 'thuggishness' .
A public meeting is to be held to discuss the rising tide of violence involving young 'thugs' in west York.
Right-wing pundits weren't troubled by the GOP's 'thuggishness' .
Crime busters fighting to rid a Penhill estate of vandalism and 'thuggish' behaviour are appealing for more help.
Three schoolboys on a day out at Salford Quays were stabbed by a gang of 'thugs' near the Lowry arts centre.
He really lashed out, calling them thuggish, saying that 'thuggishly' , this union has turned its back on New York, and New Yorkers.
Spend some more on getting rid of the gangs of young 'thugs' that roam around on our buses and trains.
He is stereotyping young people today who wear hoods and caps as yobs and 'thugs' .
I agree with the step taken by the authorities to eradicate 'thuggery' because thugs either cause chaos or protect bad people.
American football appears to be a game played by 'thuggish' millionaires watched by incipient thugs.
I am sick of the mindless 'thugs' who think they have a right to disrupt other people's lives.
There were guns, drug barons, organised 'thuggery' .
In 7th century India members of the 'Thug' cult would ritually strangle passers-by as sacrifices to the Hindu deity, Kali.
A thoughtful comparative analysis of three religious groups, the Zealots, Assassins, and 'Thugs' , by David Rapoport, indicates at least as many differences as similarities between them, particularly in the matter of intention.
Park and his partner continue to 'thuggishly' interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce.
A footballer today told how he was beaten up by a gang of 'thugs' who left him unable to play for his team.
The Vice President weighed in with characteristic 'thuggishness' , denouncing criticism of the domestic spying.
The peaceful majority should never again have to suffer at the hands of mindless 'thugs' .
The original 'Thugs' were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers.
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