单词 | Red Hand Defenders |
释义 | Red Hand Defenders (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY Red Hand Defenders USAGE EXAMPLESBullets were posted to them, claiming to be from "the Red Hand Defenders". BBC(May 21, 2013) Loyalist paramilitary group, the Red Hand Defenders, claimed responsibility for killing Mrs Nelson in a booby-trap bomb attack. BBC(May 23, 2011) The letters demanded that they pay £15,000 or face "action with extreme prejudice by the Red Hand Defenders". BBC(May 21, 2013) n a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder Syn|Exp RHD act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organizationa political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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