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| English | Russian |
| militant underworld | террористическое подполье (the word militant is sometimes used as a euphemism for terrorist or armed insurgent. The mass media sometimes uses the term "militant" in the context of terrorism. Journalists sometimes apply the term militant to movements using terrorism as a tactic. The mass media also has used the term militant groups or radical militants for terrorist organizations. In this usage, "militant" is virtually a euphemism for "terrorist"; "член ополчения", "ополченец" in English is a "militiaman"; New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |
| underworld contacts | связи преступные (отношения, устанавливаемые между лицами, причастными к готовящемуся или совершаемому преступлению либо связанными совместной преступной деятельностью на регулярной основе Alex_Odeychuk) |
| with intelligence and underworld connections | со связями в разведке и уголовном мире (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |