liquidation
2
8.8
- noun
- /ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən/
- Offensive
:
asesinato
- It described the plan as a first step towards the "liquidation of the Palestine problem" and "a Zionist-imperialist conspiracy."
Examples
-
Eichmann would say about the meeting, "I can't remember in detail, "but they spoke about methods of killing, "about liquidation, about extermination."
-
Certain publications went so far as to suggest that officials behind the rescue operation were more concerned about the liquidation of terrorists than about saving human lives and that the government was, therefore, responsible for the huge death toll.
Academic text (2010) -
And should the Great Houses learn that your father was behind the liquidation of the Atreides, your father will face war and lose the throne.
-
Another survey found that almost a quarter of youths supported "liquidation" of illegal immigrants in Russian cities.
Academic text (2010) -
Her family was among the very few to have survived intact the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Academic text (2005) -
This image, taken by a Nazi official, shows Jewish people during the "final liquidation" of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Academic text (2011) -
I would like to say for the record that Gring shares in the guilt for the liquidations of Jewish convoys that arrived from other countries.
Blog text (17) -
Following the same line, these Iranian-supported organizations have rejected compromise and called for the liquidation of Israel and those Arab governments that do not view Palestine as a religious endowment.
Academic text (1996) -
So your claim to have incontrovertible proof that Hitler tried to stop the liquidation of the Jews, as opposed to one particular trainload of Jews, is false.
-
During the political turmoil, the regime ordered the systematic liquidation of opposition leaders.
Synonyms
198
7.0
The violent killing of many people in a cruel way
32
7.4
A complete killing or removal of a group of living things
15
7.8
A sudden removal of people from an organization for political reasons
15
5.6
The act of killing a rival to gain an advantage
5
8.4
A large loss in the number of people, animals or plants
Compounds
- Specialized
Selling the things a company owns to pay its debts before it closes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Liquidation comes from the Latin word liquidare, which meant 'to make liquid' and then 'to settle' or 'to pay' a debt. From the idea of 'settling' or 'clearing something away', people began using it for 'getting rid of' someone, so it can mean killing or eliminating people.