auc Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
United Self-Defense Force of Colombia; Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia; United Self-Defense Group of Colombia.
- the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year
