Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
n 1: a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an
umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is
financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect
the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted
over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-
Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of
Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]