noun · rare

death squad

death squad · death squads

эскадрон смерти

Todesschwadron

An armed group that carries out clandestine, extrajudicial killingsAn armed group that carries out clandestine, extrajudicial killings.

» The men who tried to steal the plane have been sentenced to death by firing squad.

Захватчики самолета были приговорены к расстрелу.

Викрадачі літака були засуджені до розстрілу.

Meaning

1 senses

An armed group that carries out clandestine, extrajudicial killings.
Todesschwadron
эскадро́н сме́ртиeskadrón smérti

More definitions

a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)

2 sentences

The men who tried to steal the plane have been sentenced to death by firing squad.
Викрадачі літака були засуджені до розстрілу.
ruЗахватчики самолета были приговорены к расстрелу.
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He was sentenced to death by firing squad.
ruОн был приговорен к смертной казни через расстрел.
deEr wurde zum Tod durch Erschießen verurteilt.
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plural: death squads

Singular	death squad
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