encobijado
n.— «Al respecto, el titular del Semefo, Jose Ramon Fernandez Caceres, dio a conocer en entrevista que el hombre y la mujer “encobijados” fueron muertos por asfixia con una bolsa de plastico, sujeta por un lazo a la altura del cuello.» —“Recibiran Deudos De Policias Acribillados Indemnizacion De 300 MP” Notimex (Mexico) Apr. 27, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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