EJK
n.— «On July 25, a death squad shot her mother and uncle—each three times in the head—in their dilapidated half-finished squat. E.J.K.‘s, in American military shorthand: extrajudicial killings.» —“Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad” by Stephen Farrell in Baghdad, Iraq New York Times Aug. 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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