Violent behaviour, especially of a criminal nature.
a cowardly act of mindless thuggery
a campaign of fear, intimidation, and thuggery
Example sentencesExamples
Despite a thriving democracy, the justice system has not always been successful in stopping fascist thuggery.
Analysts say the president's tactics of power consolidation and political thuggery have been successful in shutting out challengers.
Unlike conventional crime, computer thuggery frequently reaches across territorial lines, often originating from countries where the act is not illegal.
The church is the second to be damaged in what appears to be a campaign of thuggery.
Vandalism and thuggery are an all-too-frequent blot on the landscape in recent years.
He has certainly not condoned or excused racist violence or thuggery.
Corporate thuggery is destroying the rainforests.
There's no place in football for the kind of thuggery that went on out there.
Rhymes
skulduggery, snuggery
Definition of thuggery in US English:
thuggery
nounˈTHəɡ(ə)rēˈθəɡ(ə)ri
Violent behavior, especially of a criminal nature.
a cowardly act of mindless thuggery
a campaign of fear, intimidation, and thuggery
Example sentencesExamples
Corporate thuggery is destroying the rainforests.
Despite a thriving democracy, the justice system has not always been successful in stopping fascist thuggery.
Analysts say the president's tactics of power consolidation and political thuggery have been successful in shutting out challengers.
He has certainly not condoned or excused racist violence or thuggery.
The church is the second to be damaged in what appears to be a campaign of thuggery.
Unlike conventional crime, computer thuggery frequently reaches across territorial lines, often originating from countries where the act is not illegal.
Vandalism and thuggery are an all-too-frequent blot on the landscape in recent years.
There's no place in football for the kind of thuggery that went on out there.