Definition of "thuggism" []

• Same as thuggee. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Re Gates: I think police "thuggism" and general racism is much higher now than it was in 2000."
• "Yes, their critique of Fatah nepotism, pocket-lining and thuggism has some truth."
• "Polygamy and monogamy, suttee, thuggism, and cannibalism, are all acceptable to the romancer, whose business is with the heart of a man in all times and places."