| 单词 | false encounter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfalse encounter South Asian. A violent incident resulting in the killing of a suspected criminal by the police. Often with modifying word, as false encounter, police encounter, etc.Sometimes euphemistic, with the implication of a deliberate act depicted as a chance incident. ΚΠ 1977 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 9 July 1079/1 The need is for a complete and comprehensive inquiry into..liquidation of naxalites in the name of ‘encounters’. 1984 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 17 Dec. 4/2 These people were shot dead by showing fake police encounters and their bodies cremated without giving their relatives notice. 1997 G. K. Ghosh & S. Ghosh Women of Manipur xxviii. 213 Administration should also take care to see that these youths should not be killed under pretext of false encounter. 2017 Nation (Pakistan) (Nexis) 21 Mar. The petitioner said that the police registered a case under charges of attempted murder and police encounter but did not mention the murder of her sons. < as lemmas |
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