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Terrorism   /tˈɛrərˌɪzəm/   Listen
noun
Terrorism  n.  
1.
The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.
2.
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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"Terrorism" Quotes from Famous Books



... Terrorism—"Schrecklichkeit"—has always formed a part, not only of German military inclination, but of German military policy. I often said to Germans of the Government, "Are you yourselves subject to being terrorised? If another nation murdered or outraged your women, your ...
— Face to Face with Kaiserism • James W. Gerard
... the cause responsible for the violence of its lesser apostles, and that he adopted the fatal error, too common in France at that period, of confounding progress with discord, liberty with license, and revolution with terrorism! ...
— Monsieur de Camors, Complete • Octave Feuillet
... to combat terrorism, extremism, and separatism; to safeguard regional security through mutual trust, disarmament, and cooperative security; and to increase cooperation in political, trade, economic, scientific and technological, cultural, ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States
... Angell rushed on still more vehemently. Suppose they did fail in a mass-uprising, suppose they were driven to assassination and terrorism? At least they would teach the exploiters a lesson, and take a little of the joy out ...
— 100%: The Story of a Patriot • Upton Sinclair
... the fact that I had been placed at the head of this enterprise, I luckily managed to evade his terrorism, as I was fully occupied with a great composition promised for the festival. The task had been assigned to me of writing an important piece for male voices only, which, if possible, should occupy half an hour. I reflected that the tiresome ...
— My Life, Volume I • Richard Wagner


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