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* a [[military]] or [[police]] action to disarm [[combatants]]. In [[colonial]] times it often referred to the [[invasion|conquest]] and subjugation of a people opposing a colonial power, especially in the term 'pacification expedition', which may be used as a [[euphemism]] for [[war]]. |
* a [[military]] or [[police]] action to disarm [[combatants]]. In [[colonial]] times it often referred to the [[invasion|conquest]] and subjugation of a people opposing a colonial power, especially in the term 'pacification expedition', which may be used as a [[euphemism]] for [[war]]. |
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Revision as of 04:02, 17 January 2008
Pacification may refer to:
- the process or act of making peace or making someone or something quiet and peaceful; or
- a military or police action to disarm combatants. In colonial times it often referred to the conquest and subjugation of a people opposing a colonial power, especially in the term 'pacification expedition', which may be used as a euphemism for war.
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