TERRORISM
\tˈɛɹəɹˌɪzəm], \tˈɛɹəɹˌɪzəm], \t_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of TERRORISM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear
By Princeton University
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The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
By Oddity Software
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The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
By Noah Webster.
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The use of force or VIOLENCE against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A system of government by methods which excite fear; such methods used in the course of a revolt against government.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
