HyperDic: loyalist_volunteer_force

English > 1 sense of the expression Loyalist Volunteer Force:
NOUNgroupLoyalist Volunteer Forcea terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland
English > Loyalist Volunteer Force: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor / favor peace.
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionNorthern IrelandA division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland

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