death squad

• Grupo armado, a menudo no oficial o paramilitar, que realiza asesinatos selectivos, eliminaciones o ejecuciones, generalmente con fines políticos, ideológicos o criminales.

An armed group, often unofficial or paramilitary, that carries out targeted killings, assassinations, or executions, typically for political, ideological, or criminal purposes.

1. Armed group carrying out extrajudicial killingsC1formal

   An armed group, often operating secretly and outside the law, that carries out targeted assassinations or executions of specific individuals, often for political or ideological reasons.

   escuadrón de la muerte

   • The regime used death squads to silence political dissidents.
   • Many journalists have been targeted by death squads in conflict zones.
   • The government denied any involvement with the death squads operating in the region.