Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic;
attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland;
responsible for arson and bombing and murder;
[syn: Red Hand Defenders, RHD]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Red Hand Defenders
n 1: a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland
that tries to prevent any political settlement with the
Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in
Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and
murder [syn: Red Hand Defenders, RHD]