dirty war
dirty war · dirty wars
брудна війна
грязная война
schmutziger Krieg
A conflict between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists,…A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.
schmutziger Krieg
гря́зная война́grjáznaja vojná
брудна́ війна́brudná vijná
More definitions
- an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
Calque of Spanish guerra sucia.Calque of Spanish guerra sucia.
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Forms
plural: dirty wars| Singular | dirty war |
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