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hun'ger strike"
a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc.
hun•ger-strike
Pronunciation: (hung'gur-strīk"), [key]—
v.i., -struck, -strik•ing.
to go on a hunger strike.
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