Meaning | The major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs. |
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Synonym | Ulster Defence Association |
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Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The 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 |
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Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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Region | Northern Ireland | A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland |
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Spanish | Asociación en Defensa del Ulster, UDA |
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Catalan | Ulster Defence Association |
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