thug
దోపిడీదారుడు
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'
తక్కర్ అను గుంపుకు చెందినవాడు,
మొరటువాడు
example
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.
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.
Take a leap of faith that even though he looks like a thug, he is not necessarily a 'thug' .
How could people behave so 'thuggishly' , when called upon to hold a minute's silence?
Crime busters fighting to rid a Penhill estate of vandalism and 'thuggish' behaviour are appealing for more help.
Park and his partner continue to 'thuggishly' interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce.
He is stereotyping young people today who wear hoods and caps as yobs and 'thugs' .
There's none of that half-cocked, late-night 'thuggishness' about these soldiers.
American football appears to be a game played by 'thuggish' millionaires watched by incipient thugs.
He said tougher standards were needed to crack down on 'thugs' and drunken yobs.
It seemed like the entire black elite of America was there and also a large number of underworld 'thugs' .
I think that if somebody behaves 'thuggishly' towards you, you have the right to protect yourself.
We are absolutely fed up with the anti-social element in our midst, whose lives consist of wanton vandalism, theft, 'thuggery' and the like.
Three schoolboys on a day out at Salford Quays were stabbed by a gang of 'thugs' near the Lowry arts centre.
A public meeting is to be held to discuss the rising tide of violence involving young 'thugs' in west York.
A brief rush of new stories last fall detailed the delaying and 'thuggish' tactics used by the governor's contract consigliere.
Its crude threats and 'thuggish' intimidation of local fishermen are not a sign of strength but of political weakness.
Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on 'thugs' and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
Another such family has quit York altogether before suffering violence at the hands of the 'thugs' .
The Vice President weighed in with characteristic 'thuggishness' , denouncing criticism of the domestic spying.
There is no excuse, no mitigation, no honor, no martyrdom, not even a transient political dividend, only Bronze Age 'thuggishness' .
Hooligans behave like 'thugs' smashing up anyone and everything in their paths.
The original 'Thugs' were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers.
Those who dominate in the new 249-seat Wolesi Jirga will have secured their seat through a mixture of 'thuggery' and bribery.
The 'Thugs' strangle their victims, steal their possessions, and bury them in pre-dug pits.
The Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even 'thugs' and criminals.
Alcohol wrecks lives and families and too often transforms people into violent 'thugs' .
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.
There were guns, drug barons, organised 'thuggery' .
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