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n. - Gun shots from two or more points so that the lines of bullets pass by each other; A lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions.

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  • Two of the arrested men have since died in crossfire with the police.
  • A young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and
  • The possibility of "being caught in a crossfire" is really not as remote as it might seem on the surface.
  • Bangladesh are very well know about o-called crossfire/encounter/gunfight.
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