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hartal

har·tal [ haar tl ] (plural har·tals)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Asia work shutdown in protest: a general closing of stores and suspending of work, especially as an indication or means of political protest

[Early 20th century. < Hindi haṛtāl "shop locking"]
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