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hold-up squads

hold-up squads is the plural of hold-up squad.

Meaning of hold-up squad

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

Questions about hold-up squads

What is hold-up squads the plural of?
Hold-up squads is the plural of hold-up squad.

Words near hold-up squads in the dictionary

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

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