Dirty War

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

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plural: Dirty Wars
possessive: Dirty War's
pluralpossessive: Dirty Wars'

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