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hold-up squad

hold-up squad noun: a subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.

Noun

hold-up squad (plural hold-up squads)

  1. 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 of hold-up squad

pluralhold-up squads

Questions about hold-up squad

What does hold-up squad mean?
Hold-up squad means a subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.
What part of speech is hold-up squad?
Hold-up squad is a noun.
What is the plural of hold-up squad?
The plural of hold-up squad is hold-up squads.

Words near hold-up squad in the dictionary

  1. hold-down
  2. hold-downs
  3. hold-up
  4. hold-up play
  5. hold-up plays
  6. hold-up squad
  7. hold-up squads
  8. hold-upper
  9. hold-uppers
  10. hold-ups
  11. holdable

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