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scorched-earth policy: Meaning and Definition of

scorched'-earth' pol"icy

Pronunciation: (skôrcht'ûrth'), [key]
  1. a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to an advancing enemy.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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