| united self-defense force of colombia | (n) 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, Syn. United Self-Defense Group of Colombia, AUC, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, Example: the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year |