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Definition of
thuggery noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
thuggery
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈθʌɡəri
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
formal
)
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violent, usually criminal, behavior
shoplifting, vandalism and petty thuggery
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thuggery
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