dirty war

/ˌdʌrdi wɔər/
/ˈdʌti wɔ/
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Definitions of dirty war
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    offence, offense, offensive
    the action of attacking an enemy
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