thuggery

[US]/'θʌɡəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. comportement criminel violent, actes de voyou

Example Sentences

purposeless thuggery and vandalism.

une violence et du vandalisme sans but.

Real-world Examples

But the strategic implications of his thuggery look no less dire for being, in all likelihood, unplanned.

Mais les implications stratégiques de sa violence semblent tout aussi graves, bien qu'elles soient, très probablement, imprévues.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

If the king's offhand thuggery became an archetype, so did his belated fear: fear of the man who will not be cowed.

Si la violence du roi est devenue un archétype, de même que sa peur tardive : la peur de l'homme qui ne se laissera pas intimider.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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