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1. (n.) terrorism
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
2. terrorism
the state of fear so produced.
3. terrorism
government or resistance to government by means of terror.
Etymology: (1785–95)
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| Definition of 'Terrorism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
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1. (noun) terrorism
the use of violence to try to achieve political change
the fight against terrorism
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| Definition of 'Terrorism' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Terrorism
the act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation
2. (noun) Terrorism
the practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals
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| Definition of 'Terrorism' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Terrorism
The use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom, in support of political or social objectives.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Terrorism
The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; counterterrorism; force protection condition; terrorist; terrorist group.
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Sense: the actions or methods of terrorists
international terrorism.
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 Afrikaans: terrorisme |
 Arabic: إرْهاب |
 Bulgarian: тероризъм |
 Brazilian: terrorismo |
 Czech: terorismus |
 German: der Terrorismus |
 Danish: terrorisme |
 Greek: τρομοκρατία |
 Spanish: terrorismo |
 Estonian: terrorism |
 Farsi: تروریسم |
 Finnish: terrorismi |
 French: terrorisme |
 Hebrew: טְרוֹרִיזְם |
 Hindi: आतंकवाद |
 Croatian: terorizam |
 Hungarian: terrorizmus |
 Indonesian: terorisme |
 Icelandic: hryðjuverkastarfsemi |
 Italian: terrorismo |
 Japanese: テロ行為 |
 Korean: 테러리즘 |
 Lithuanian: terorizmas |
 Latvian: terorisms |
 Malay: keganasan |
 Dutch: terrorisme |
 Norwegian: terrorisme |
 Polish: terroryzm |
 Persian: تروریسم |
 Pashto: ډار اچونه، دزور او دهشت د |
 Portuguese: terrorismo |
 Romanian: terorism |
 Russian: терроризм |
 Slovak: násilie, terorizmus |
 Slovenian: terorizem |
 Serbian: terorizam |
 Swedish: terrorism |
 Thai: การใช้ความรุนแรงเพื่อข้อเ |
 Turkish: terörizm, tedhişçilik |
 Taiwanese: 恐怖行為(主義) |
 Ukrainian: тероризм |
 Urdu: دہشت گردي |
 Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa khủng bố |
 Chinese: 恐怖行为（主义） |
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