English-French translations for militia

• milice
  Des chrétiens continuent d'être chassés de leurs maisons par des milices locales. Local militias continue to drive Christians from their homes.
  Un jeune homme a payé de sa vie, abattu par des tirs de balles de la milice. One young boy paid with his life, the victim of militia gunshots.
  Sa police et sa milice commencent à attaquer tous ceux qui leur apparaissent comme des opposants. His police and militia start attacking anyone they see as opponents.
• franc-tireur

Definition of militia

• An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control

Related words

• military
• militant
• militarism
• humility
• paramilitary
• militarist
• militarily
• verisimilitude
• demilitarisation