hold-up squad en · NOUN
Meanings
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A subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.
Amnesty International (AI) has found that allegations of torture and other forms of abuses by members of the hold-up squad of this city's police department are "substantial enough to justify an inquiry."
1982 April 24, David Morris, “Torture in the North”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hold-up squads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |