thug
bandido
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'
noun
rufião,
bandido,
matador,
assassino
example
Take a leap of faith that even though he looks like a thug, he is not necessarily a 'thug' .
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.
There is no reason why a 'thug' should be immune from the ordinary criminal law.
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.
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.
I agree with the step taken by the authorities to eradicate 'thuggery' because thugs either cause chaos or protect bad people.
Right-wing pundits weren't troubled by the GOP's 'thuggishness' .
Another such family has quit York altogether before suffering violence at the hands of the 'thugs' .
I think that if somebody behaves 'thuggishly' towards you, you have the right to protect yourself.
The 'Thugs' strangle their victims, steal their possessions, and bury them in pre-dug pits.
Alcohol wrecks lives and families and too often transforms people into violent 'thugs' .
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.
It's one of the sorrier episodes of Chinese history that China has so 'thuggishly' gone into Tibet and occupied it.
Hooligans behave like 'thugs' smashing up anyone and everything in their paths.
In 7th century India members of the 'Thug' cult would ritually strangle passers-by as sacrifices to the Hindu deity, Kali.
The peaceful majority should never again have to suffer at the hands of mindless 'thugs' .
Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on 'thugs' and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
It seemed like the entire black elite of America was there and also a large number of underworld 'thugs' .
Spend some more on getting rid of the gangs of young 'thugs' that roam around on our buses and trains.
While our enemies' names might have changed, their duplicitous 'thuggishness' hasn't.
Those who dominate in the new 249-seat Wolesi Jirga will have secured their seat through a mixture of 'thuggery' and bribery.
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.
The original 'Thugs' were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers.
Its crude threats and 'thuggish' intimidation of local fishermen are not a sign of strength but of political weakness.
A brief rush of new stories last fall detailed the delaying and 'thuggish' tactics used by the governor's contract consigliere.
He is stereotyping young people today who wear hoods and caps as yobs and 'thugs' .
A public meeting is to be held to discuss the rising tide of violence involving young 'thugs' in west York.
He really lashed out, calling them thuggish, saying that 'thuggishly' , this union has turned its back on New York, and New Yorkers.
Park and his partner continue to 'thuggishly' interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce.
Crime busters fighting to rid a Penhill estate of vandalism and 'thuggish' behaviour are appealing for more help.
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