Historically speaking, corrupt police forces fight little better than would hired thugs.

My guess is you're not a federal agent, you're a hired thug.

Some hired thug or bodyguard, Thalric guessed, and he looked a capable one.

And the hired thug who roughed you up at the FTAA riot in Miami.

I guess you would call him a... a hired thug.

No Protogen hired thugs shepherding people into the kill zone.

Hire thugs and have him beaten until he agrees?

They are not accustomed over there to hiring thugs and cutthroats to carry on their business.

Aretino and Foscari were dust, and their hired thugs were melted and charred away to nothing.

Sophie, Dee told me that Flamel is a criminal and Scathach is basically just a hired thug.

From your description, he sounds like another hired thug, so there must be some mastermind behind him.'

He hired thugs, who beat them up.

The Brotherhood accuses the army and hired thugs of stoking trouble to justify a move against the Islamists.

I wasn't trying to kill anyone, but they were, after all, killers for pay, hired thugs with uniforms.

Ah look, your sister is waking up.... His words faded as the hired thugs bounced me up the stairs.

Hired thugs stood watch outside; she flashed them the silver entrance fee, and they opened the door for her.