thug
ਠੱਗ
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.
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.
Take a leap of faith that even though he looks like a thug, he is not necessarily a 'thug' .
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.
How could people behave so 'thuggishly' , when called upon to hold a minute's silence?
While our enemies' names might have changed, their duplicitous 'thuggishness' hasn't.
We are absolutely fed up with the anti-social element in our midst, whose lives consist of wanton vandalism, theft, 'thuggery' and the like.
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.
I am sick of the mindless 'thugs' who think they have a right to disrupt other people's lives.
The original 'Thugs' were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers.
Right-wing pundits weren't troubled by the GOP's 'thuggishness' .
A brief rush of new stories last fall detailed the delaying and 'thuggish' tactics used by the governor's contract consigliere.
Another such family has quit York altogether before suffering violence at the hands of the 'thugs' .
Those who dominate in the new 249-seat Wolesi Jirga will have secured their seat through a mixture of 'thuggery' and bribery.
Police have formed a hospital force in the war on thieves and 'thugs' who target staff and patients.
I think that if somebody behaves 'thuggishly' towards you, you have the right to protect yourself.
He really lashed out, calling them thuggish, saying that 'thuggishly' , this union has turned its back on New York, and New Yorkers.
American football appears to be a game played by 'thuggish' millionaires watched by incipient thugs.
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' .
He said tougher standards were needed to crack down on 'thugs' and drunken yobs.
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 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.
The Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even 'thugs' and criminals.
The Vice President weighed in with characteristic 'thuggishness' , denouncing criticism of the domestic spying.
In 7th century India members of the 'Thug' cult would ritually strangle passers-by as sacrifices to the Hindu deity, Kali.
Park and his partner continue to 'thuggishly' interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce.
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.
Spend some more on getting rid of the gangs of young 'thugs' that roam around on our buses and trains.
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