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"Goonda" is a term in Indian English, Pakistani English, and Bangladeshi English for a hired thug. It is both a colloquial term and defined and used in laws, generally referred to as Goonda Acts.

colloquial goonda thug

References

  1. TAMIL LEXICON; VOL II., PART I;, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, 1982, PAGE 978
  2. D. Murali (2005-02-02), "Get to know the goonda, here and now", Hindu Business Line, http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2005/02/02/stories/2005020200272000.htm, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  3. Barrett, Grant (2006), The official dictionary of unofficial English: a crunk omnibus for thrillionaires and bampots for the Ecozoic Age, McGraw-Hill Professional, pp. 148–149, ISBN 978-0-07-145804-7  https://books.google.com/books?id=Fn-Sh1nv7pQC&pg=PA148
  4. Qaiser Zoha Alam (1998), English language teaching in India: problems and issues, Atlantic Publishers & Dist, p. 120, ISBN 978-81-7156-554-2  https://books.google.com/books?id=wze__srECioC&pg=PA120
  5. Cowasjee, Ardeshir (2008-05-11), "No 'goonda-gardi'", Dawn, http://archives.dawn.com/dawnftp/72.249.57.55/dawnftp/weekly/cowas/20081105.htm, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  6. "Kerala Goonda Act Minus Shoot-at-sight Clause", Financial Express, 2004-06-29, http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kerala-goonda-act-minus-shootatsight-clause/109024/0, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  7. The Control of Disorderly and Dangerous Persons (Goondas) Act, 1954 (East Bengal Act), Bangladesh: Ministry of Law, http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/print_sections_all.php?id=261, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  8. The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Anr. vs Baldeo Prasad, 1961 AIR 293, 1961 SCR (1) 970, IndianKanoon.org, 1960-10-03, http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/882909/, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  9. Brahma Prakash Singh Vs. State of U.P. & Others, IndiaKanoon.org, 2010-07-29, http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1614514/, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  10. Devendra Jain vs State Of Rajasthan And Anr. on 6 December, 2001, 2002 CriLJ 1655, 2002 (1) WLC 540, IndianKanoon.org, http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1614514/, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  11. Singh, Sukhmani (2002-01-05), "HC gives goons a reason to smile", The Indian Express, http://www.indiarightsonline.com/Sabrang/armed2.nsf/38b852a8345861dd65256a980059289d/3f8ea45251825142e5256b3e00473f70?OpenDocument, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  12. The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-grabbers Act, LawsOfIndia.org, http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/5557/TheTamilNaduPreventionofDangerousActivitiesofBootleggersDrugOffendersGoondasImmoralTrafficOffendersandSlumGrabbersAct1982.html, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  13. K. T. Sangameswaran (2011-06-25), "Tamil Nadu: Single case enough to detain person under Goondas Act", The Hindu, http://www.hinduonnet.com/2011/06/25/stories/2011062565470900.htm, retrieved 2011-07-05 
  14. The Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers Act, Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, Government of Karnataka, http://dpal.kar.nic.in/.%5C12%20of%201985%20(E).pdf, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  15. http://cis-india.org/news/bangalore-mirror-shyam-prasad-august-4-2014-we-the-goondas
  16. Act 34 of 2007: The Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007, Kerala Police, http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/pdfs/kaapa/kaapa.pdf, retrieved 2011-07-04 
  17. The Punjab Control of Goondas Ordinance, 1959, Government of Pakistan, http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/112.html, retrieved 2011-07-04 
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