ratissages

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A form of ratissage — A raid (especially violent) carried out by the police or military, originally and chiefly carried out by the French in Algeria. and, prior to that, by the Milice (Vichy Government counter-terror police) in 1943-44.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ratissage
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratissages,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratissages.

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