thug
തഗ്
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.
Right-wing pundits weren't troubled by the GOP's 'thuggishness' .
The 'thugs' raided the village and began firing their guns to terrorise the farmers.
Hooligans behave like 'thugs' smashing up anyone and everything in their paths.
Park and his partner continue to 'thuggishly' interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce.
The Vice President weighed in with characteristic 'thuggishness' , denouncing criticism of the domestic spying.
Those who dominate in the new 249-seat Wolesi Jirga will have secured their seat through a mixture of 'thuggery' and bribery.
Its crude threats and 'thuggish' intimidation of local fishermen are not a sign of strength but of political weakness.
Crime busters fighting to rid a Penhill estate of vandalism and 'thuggish' behaviour are appealing for more help.
Police have formed a hospital force in the war on thieves and 'thugs' who target staff and patients.
The 'Thugs' strangle their victims, steal their possessions, and bury them in pre-dug pits.
In 7th century India members of the 'Thug' cult would ritually strangle passers-by as sacrifices to the Hindu deity, Kali.
I am sick of the mindless 'thugs' who think they have a right to disrupt other people's lives.
What was done here was 'thuggish' , malevolent, illegal, and immoral.
The Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even 'thugs' and criminals.
There were guns, drug barons, organised 'thuggery' .
Three schoolboys on a day out at Salford Quays were stabbed by a gang of 'thugs' near the Lowry arts centre.
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.
A public meeting is to be held to discuss the rising tide of violence involving young 'thugs' in west York.
I think that if somebody behaves 'thuggishly' towards you, you have the right to protect yourself.
How could people behave so 'thuggishly' , when called upon to hold a minute's silence?
Alcohol wrecks lives and families and too often transforms people into violent 'thugs' .
Another such family has quit York altogether before suffering violence at the hands of the 'thugs' .
A footballer today told how he was beaten up by a gang of 'thugs' who left him unable to play for his team.
While our enemies' names might have changed, their duplicitous 'thuggishness' hasn't.
There is no excuse, no mitigation, no honor, no martyrdom, not even a transient political dividend, only Bronze Age 'thuggishness' .
It's one of the sorrier episodes of Chinese history that China has so 'thuggishly' gone into Tibet and occupied it.
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