light up
v.— «This same perverted thinking is behind the endless incidents of innocent Iraqis being “lit up”—to use the dehumanised US slang—by US forces seeking to protect themselves upon being confronted by cars that fail to heed an order to stop—five children orphaned, six marines protected from risk……..more success!» —“Wolfowitz—it’s demonic doublespeak” by Exoplanet Deficient Brain (London, England) Jan. 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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