razzia

Examples

• All

• Several government officials, Lamartine most notably, were scandalized by the army's use of the razzia, or raid, derived from a tactic used by the Roman army.

  Academic text (2004)

• During the razzia, authorities seized a large quantity of illegal goods from the warehouse.

• Das ist eine Razzia, alle Zivilisten kommen mit.

  A Foreign Affair (1948)

• Ne Razzia, sie haben angerufen, die Polizei ist unterwegs!

  A Foreign Affair (1948)

• " Given the bad leadership and danger they face, Faure asks why it is necessary to constantly dwell on the razzias at the 'odiously celebrated' mountains of Dahra?

  Academic text (2018)

• Auguste Raffet executed a lithograph of a razzia, while Philippoteaux exhibited his version of the maneuver at the Salon of 1844.

  Academic text (2004)

• The police conducted a razzia to apprehend the suspects involved in the organized crime ring.

Synonyms

R

raid

vsrazzia

373 4.9

A sudden attack by police or soldiers on a place

is a larger organized action aiming to capture people or goods

S

swoop

vsrazzia

5 6.3

A sudden, fast attack by police or soldiers to arrest people

is more planned and focused on capturing people or goods

C

coup de main

vsrazzia

• Jargon

9.9

A sudden surprise attack on a place by soldiers

is a planned operation aiming to capture people or goods

S

sortie

vsrazzia

• Specialized

9.5

A sudden attack by troops leaving a defensive position

is an outward organized operation aiming to capture people or goods

I

irruption

vsrazzia

9.9

A sudden forceful entry of people or things into a place

is an organized authority action that targets people or goods for capture

Antonyms

D

defense

• US

460 1.4

Protection from attack, danger, harm, or illness

How Violent

onslaught

30 7.6

razzia

• UK

9.9

assault

• Specialized

378 4.5

skirmish

22 6.4

Surface Forms

Etymology