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executions

Målrettede drab på udpegede enkeltpersoner, typisk udført uden for retssystemets rammer. Begrebet er særligt knyttet til besættelsestidens Danmark, hvor modstandsbevægelsen likviderede personer mistænkt for stikkeri eller landsforræderi.

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