Definitions for thuggery
thug·ge·ry

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1. thuggerynoun

   violent or brutal acts as of thugs

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1. thuggerynoun

   The violent act of thugs.

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1. thuggery

   Thuggee (UK: , US: ) are actions and crimes carried out by Thugs, historically, organised gangs of professional robbers and murderers in India. The English word thug traces its roots to the Hindi ठग (ṭhag), which means 'swindler' or 'deceiver'. Related words are the verb thugna ('to deceive'), from the Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga 'cunning, sly, fraudulent') and स्थगति (sthagati, 'he conceals'). This term, describing the murder and robbery of travellers, was popular in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, especially northern and eastern regions of historical India (present-day northern/eastern India and Bangladesh). Contemporary scholarship is increasingly skeptical of the thuggee concept, and has questioned the existence of such a phenomenon, which has led many historians to describe thuggee as the invention of the British colonial regime.Thugs were said to have travelled in groups across the Indian subcontinent. Thugs are said to have operated as gangs of highway robbers, tricking and later strangling their victims. To take advantage of their victims, the thugs would join travellers and gain their confidence, which would allow them to surprise and strangle the travellers with a handkerchief or noose. They would then rob and bury their victims. This led to the thugs being called Phansigar ("using a noose"), a term more commonly used in southern India. During the 1830s, the thugs were targeted for eradication by the Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck, and his chief captain, William Henry Sleeman.

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1. thuggery

   Thuggery generally refers to violent, ruthless, or criminal behavior, often linked with gangs or organized crime. It can be characterized by aggressive acts such as intimidation, assault, or other forms of violence. The term derives from the historical "Thuggee" in India, who were known for their violent criminal activities. It is often used to describe behavior that is uncivilized, unprincipled, and lawless, intending to cause harm or fear.

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1. Thuggerynoun

   alt. of Thuggism

Matched Categories

1. • Crime

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How to pronounce thuggery?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thuggery in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thuggery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of thuggery in a Sentence

1. Andrew Parker:

   Instead of becoming a respected great nation it risks becoming a more isolated pariah, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term hybrid threats.

2. Friday Johnson:

   Racist thuggery has no place on our streets, anyone attacking our police will be met with the full force of the law.

3. Andrew Parker:

   Bare-faced lying seems to be the default mode, coupled with ridicule of critics, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term 'hybrid threats'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thuggery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thuggery
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggery
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thuggery
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=thuggery