Definition

Noun: - A team of assassins: A small, organized group of people whose purpose is to carry out murders, typically for political, criminal, or terrorist reasons.

Usage

The term "hit squad" is used to describe a covert group specifically assembled to kill targeted individuals. It implies organization, premeditation, and often a connection to larger criminal or militant operations. It is a serious and negative term.

Examples

• The journalist feared for her life after receiving threats from a suspected hit squad.
• Intelligence reports indicated that a hit squad had entered the country with the intent to assassinate the diplomat.
• The gang leader was killed by a rival's hit squad.

Advanced Usage

• "to be targeted by a hit squad": To be selected as a victim for assassination by such a group.
  • The whistleblower was targeted by a hit squad but was placed under protective custody.

Variants and Related Words

• Assassination team: A more formal synonym for "hit squad."
• Death squad: A similar term, often used in contexts of state-sponsored or paramilitary terrorism.

Synonyms

• Assassination unit
• Killer team
• Execution squad

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "To carry out a hit": To perform an assassination. While "hit" alone is the action, a "hit squad" is the group that performs it.
  • The hit squad was deployed to carry out the hit on the drug lord.

Noun

1. a team of assassins