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* The Morag Tong operatives from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'' do not commit murders: they perform Honorable Executions. However, given that they are the high-class, honorable [[ProfessionalKiller assassins]] in contrast to the gangly, thuggish Cammona Tong and the treacherous Dark Brotherhood, they do manage to keep a higher moral ground.
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* The Morag Tong operatives from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'' do not commit murders: they perform Honorable Executions. However, given that they are the high-class, honorable [[ProfessionalKiller assassins]] in contrast to the gangly, thuggish Cammona Tong and the treacherous Dark Brotherhood, they do manage to keep a higher moral ground.ground (and technically, the Morag Tong do not usually murder -- they're legally ''allowed'' to pursue their Writs of Execution, as a flip side to the strict restrictions on who and when writs can be granted for, though they do sometimes dabble in illegal writs).
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** Actually, the Ministry of Love's role is fitting with it's name: it's role is to make sure people love Big Brother
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** Actually, the Ministry of Love's role is fitting with it's its name: it's its role is to make sure people love Big Brother
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* At one point, a Canadian newspaper reported on an escaped prisoner; taking this trope perhaps a ''tad'' too seriously, the article never used the word 'escape' -- instead, the inmate 'voluntarily absented himself'. The article went to great pains to use a variation of that wording whenever 'escape' might have been used.
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* In SonsOfAnarchy, the characters refer to murder as "meeting Mr. Mayhem."
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* In SonsOfAnarchy, ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', the characters refer to murder as "meeting Mr. Mayhem."
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* The point of [[ReadTheFinePrint Legalese]] is to reduce the chance of this happening. Unfortunately, it's not that difficult to accidentally omit a key word or phrase that results in rampant LoopholeAbuse.
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* In ''Literature/ChristianNation'', FoxNews is rebranded as Fox Faith & Freedom News, serving as a PropagandaMachine for the increasingly restrictive new American theocracy.
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* In ''Literature/ChristianNation'', FoxNews Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} is rebranded as Fox Faith & Freedom News, serving as a PropagandaMachine for the increasingly restrictive new American theocracy.
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** The Seamstresses' Guild in the same ''Discworld'', which only has one actual seamstress. Of course, that's not a euphemism for the victims, but rather, for the members. (That is, the people who perform the service.)
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** The Seamstresses' Guild in the same ''Discworld'', which only has one actual seamstress.seamstress (this was a real euphemism used by sex workers). Of course, that's not a euphemism for the victims, but rather, for the members. (That is, the people who perform the service.)
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* Parodied in a ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' sketch, in which a henchman irritably asks his DiabolicalMastermind boss to speak more clearly, because his 'needlessly ambiguous' instructions, phrased as euphemisms such as 'Take care of Detective Harrison' and 'Let's hope Dr. Professor Rixton meets with an unfortunate accident,' only lead to confusion when his henchmen take him too literally.
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* Parodied {{Parodied}} in a ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' sketch, in which a henchman irritably asks his DiabolicalMastermind boss to speak more clearly, because his 'needlessly ambiguous' instructions, phrased as euphemisms such as 'Take care of Detective Harrison' and 'Let's hope Dr. Professor Rixton meets with an unfortunate accident,' only lead to confusion when his henchmen take him too literally.
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'': all the expeditions that were sent by Earth to Vorlon space disappeared. The Vorlon said that they had met with accidents and suggested they send no more expeditions into their territory.
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'': all All the expeditions that were sent by Earth to Vorlon space disappeared. The Vorlon Vorlons said that they had met with accidents and suggested they send no more expeditions into their territory.
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** Also parodied in a recent TreehouseOfHorror episode, where, in a ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'' parody, Bart and Lisa agree to "prank" each others teachers, and "ding-dong-ditch" them. Of course, by prank, Bart means kill, and by ding-dong-ditch, he means throw the ding-dong in a ditch.
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** Also parodied in a recent TreehouseOfHorror episode, where, in a ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'' parody, Bart and Lisa agree to "prank" each others others' teachers, and "ding-dong-ditch" them. Of course, by prank, prank Bart means kill, and by ding-dong-ditch, ding-dong-ditch he means throw the ding-dong in a ditch.
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*** In another strip, the PHB tells a worker his job was re-considered, that he was put in the mobility pool, etc. The worker irritates the PHB not getting it.
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*** In another strip, the PHB tells a worker his job was re-considered, that he was put in the mobility pool, etc. The worker irritates the PHB by not getting it.
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie a different ballpark]] all together).
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off."laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid-off" "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie a different ballpark]] all together).
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** Subverted in ''Discworld/TheTruth''. Vetinari says he wants no harm to come to Mr. De Worde, and his clerk ''thinks'' this is DoubleSpeak, but no, he ''literally'' wants no harm to come to Mr. De Worde.
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** Subverted in ''Discworld/TheTruth''. Vetinari says he wants no harm to come to Mr. De Worde, and his clerk ''thinks'' this is DoubleSpeak, Doublespeak, but no, he ''literally'' wants no harm to come to Mr. De Worde.
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---> '''Fat Tony:''' What the hell did you do?
--->'''Louie:''' I thought you meant ‘hot-sync’ it. You know how it is with us, everything means kill!
--->'''Louie:''' I thought you meant ‘hot-sync’ it. You know how it is with us, everything means kill!
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---> '''Fat Tony:''' What the hell did you do?
--->'''Louie:'''do?\\
'''Louie:''' I thought you meant ‘hot-sync’ it. You know how it is with us, everything means kill!
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'''Louie:''' I thought you meant ‘hot-sync’ it. You know how it is with us, everything means kill!
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* DoubleSpeak is used almost every time by people who were responsible for killing or imprisoning a journalist or human rights activist.
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* In {{Webcomic/Terinu}} the Varn Dominion, which conquered Earth 500 years previously in the comic's back story, employed the "Department of Social Harmony" as its propaganda and secret police division among its population of servitors.
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in a different ballpark all together).
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie a different ballpark ballpark]] all together).
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* In ''Literature/ChristianNation'', FoxNews is rebranded as Fox Faith & Freedom News, serving as a PropagandaMachine for the increasingly restrictive new American theocracy.
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** In one quest from ''Skyrim'', a note to a Thalmor interrogator authorizes him to use "Intermediate Manual Uncoiling" on a prisoner. You later get to see [[ColdBloodedTorture exactly what that means.]] The scariest part of this is the "Intermediate."
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because of an infraction, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in a different ballpark all together).
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because of an infraction, you screwed up, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in a different ballpark all together).
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* Jafar in Disney/{{Aladdin}} wants the guards to "extend him (Aladdin) an invitation to the palace." Obviously, he means throw him in the dungeon so that Jafar can use him to get the lamp.
* In [[AffablyEvil Dr. Falicier's]] VillainSong in ThePrincessAndTheFrog, the good doctor tells [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Prince Naveen]] that "hitchin' ties you down. You wanna be free, hop from place to place, but freedom takes green." When he agrees to the doctor's deal, Naveen gets the green he needs to hop around, [[JackAssGenie by being turned into a frog]].
* In [[AffablyEvil Dr. Falicier's]] VillainSong in ThePrincessAndTheFrog, the good doctor tells [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Prince Naveen]] that "hitchin' ties you down. You wanna be free, hop from place to place, but freedom takes green." When he agrees to the doctor's deal, Naveen gets the green he needs to hop around, [[JackAssGenie by being turned into a frog]].
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* Jafar in Disney/{{Aladdin}} ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' wants the guards to "extend him (Aladdin) an invitation to the palace." Obviously, he means throw him in the dungeon so that Jafar can use him to get the lamp.
* In [[AffablyEvil Dr. Falicier's]] VillainSong inThePrincessAndTheFrog, ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', the good doctor tells [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Prince Naveen]] that "hitchin' ties you down. You wanna be free, hop from place to place, but freedom takes green." When he agrees to the doctor's deal, Naveen gets the green he needs to hop around, [[JackAssGenie by being turned into a frog]].
* In [[AffablyEvil Dr. Falicier's]] VillainSong in
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* As a CorruptCorporateExecutive at a company trying to take over the world, Pierce from ''Webcomic/SturgeonsLaw'' is a master at spewing out [[http://sturgeonslaw.net/comic/46-onboarding/ corporate buzzwords]].
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* ''Film/{{Brazil}}''' has its dystopian government having an "information retrieval" division. We would call information retrieval ColdBloodedTorture and the employees of the department [[TortureTechnician Torture Technicians]].
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* ''Film/{{Brazil}}''' ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' has its dystopian government having an "information retrieval" division. We would call information retrieval ColdBloodedTorture and the employees of the department [[TortureTechnician Torture Technicians]].
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* More TruthInTelevision from NaziGermany: ''Sonderbehandlung'', or "special treatment", referring to Jews. Hint: it wasn't anything nice.
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* More TruthInTelevision from NaziGermany: UsefulNotes/NaziGermany: ''Sonderbehandlung'', or "special treatment", referring to Jews. Hint: it wasn't anything nice.
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->''"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the... if he... if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not; that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement. Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Miss Lewinsky -- that is, asked me a question in the ''present'' tense -- I would have said no (not [[ExactWords at that very moment]]). And it would have been completely true."''
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->''"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the... if he... if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not- that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement. Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Miss Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no (not [[ExactWords at that very moment]]). And [[InsaneTrollLogic it would have been completely true.]]"''
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->''"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the... if he... if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not- not; that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement. Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Miss Lewinsky, Lewinsky -- that is, asked me a question in the present tense, ''present'' tense -- I would have said no (not [[ExactWords at that very moment]]). And [[InsaneTrollLogic it would have been completely true.]]"''
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->''Nice little house you got here... be a ShameIfSomethingHappened to it.''
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Such as Sweden - to be \'uppsagd\' (laid-off) you must be informed in advance (by a period of weeks), and you still get pay and work during the intervening time. To be \'avskedad\' (fired) occurs the moment you are informed.
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because of an infraction, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same, same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in a different ballpark all together).
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* In the BillMurray film ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooLittle'', the assassination firm known as "the Plumbers" uses such phrases as "going to the WC" and "Flushing" to refer to Good Old Murderin'.
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* In the BillMurray Creator/BillMurray film ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooLittle'', the assassination firm known as "the Plumbers" uses such phrases as "going to the WC" and "Flushing" to refer to Good Old Murderin'.
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* In [[AffablyEvil Dr. Falicier's]] VillainSong in ThePrincessAndTheFrog, the good doctor tells [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Prince Naveen]] that "hitchin' ties you down. You wanna be free, hop from place to place, but freedom takes green." When he agrees to the doctor's deal, Naveen gets the green he needs to hop around, by being turned into a frog.
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* In [[AffablyEvil Dr. Falicier's]] VillainSong in ThePrincessAndTheFrog, the good doctor tells [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Prince Naveen]] that "hitchin' ties you down. You wanna be free, hop from place to place, but freedom takes green." When he agrees to the doctor's deal, Naveen gets the green he needs to hop around, [[JackAssGenie by being turned into a frog.
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Use of polite euphemism, typically by {{Weird Trade Union}}s, {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, government officials, mafia insurance salesman, or [[SpySpeak spies]], especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because of an infraction, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same, but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in a different ballpark all together).
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*** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid-off." "Fired" means losing your job because of an infraction, while "laid-off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same, but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favour for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in a different ballpark all together).
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