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[ verb ] get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Examples

"The mafia liquidated the informer" "the double agent was neutralized"

Used in print

It was paired with a Darius_Milhaud opera , `` The Poor_Sailor '' , set_to a libretto by Jean_Cocteau , a kind_of Grand_Guignol by the sea , a sailor returns , unrecognized , and gets done_in by his wife .

Related terms

kill elimination

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