Crossword clues for terrorism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Terrorism \Ter"ror*ism\, n. [Cf. F. terrorisme.]
The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.
--Jefferson.The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1795, in specific sense of "government intimidation during the Reign of Terror in France" (March 1793-July 1794), from French terrorisme, from Latin terror (see terror).\n\nIf the basis of a popular government in peacetime is virtue, its basis in a time of revolution is virtue and terror -- virtue, without which terror would be barbaric; and terror, without which virtue would be impotent.
[Robespierre, speech in French National Convention, 1794]
\nGeneral sense of "systematic use of terror as a policy" is first recorded in English 1798 (in reference to the Irish Rebellion of that year). At one time, a word for a certain kind of mass-destruction terrorism was dynamitism (1883); and during World War I frightfulness (translating German Schrecklichkeit) was used in Britain for "deliberate policy of terrorizing enemy non-combatants."Wiktionary
n. 1 The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda. 2 violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives. 3 A form of psychological manipulation through warfare to the purpose of political or religious gains, by means of deliberately creating a climate of fear amongst the inhabitants of a specific geographical region.
WordNet
n. 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 [syn: act of terrorism, terrorist act]
Wikipedia
Terrorism is, in its broadest sense, the use or threatened use of violence ( terror) in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim. It is classified as fourth-generation warfare and as a violent crime. In modern times, terrorism is considered a major threat to society and therefore illegal under anti-terrorism laws in most jurisdictions. It is also considered a war crime under the laws of war when used to target non-combatants, such as civilians, neutral military personnel, or enemy prisoners of war.
A broad array of political organizations have practiced terrorism to further their objectives. It has been practiced by both right-wing and left-wing political organizations, nationalist groups, religious groups, revolutionaries, and ruling governments. The symbolism of terrorism can exploit human fear to help achieve these goals.
According to data from the Global Terrorism Database, more than 61,000 incidents of non-state terrorism claiming over 140,000 lives have been recorded from 2000 to 2014.
Usage examples of "terrorism".
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His fingers fondled the hilt of a long sword in his lap, enjoying the touch of the fine leather, already imagining himself part of these acts of terrorism that would lift sonno-joi from the present apathy that surrounded it, making certain his leadership of the newly formed shishi cadres, from now on to be dominated by himself and Satsuma.
The new deputy defense secretary saw Saddam as unchastened by his Gulf War defeat and a supporter of terrorism.
The worst part about the system, says Predtechenskis, is that it forces agents who have developed a specialty in an area like terrorism to leave their field of expertise.
The link in the minds of this conservative religious group between their pro-family, antiabortion beliefs and a hard-line strategy in the fight against terrorism may not be intellectually apparent, but is entirely culturally coherent.
Beginning in 1999, the reports of these commissions made scores of recommendations to address terrorism and homeland security but drew little attention from Congress.
This is especially true with regard to terrorism, which would be the hardest Iraqi method of counterattack to handle.
Nevertheless, taking Iraq off the terrorism list--no matter how cynical the reasoning--removed a number of hurdles that would have hindered U.
It is that the Kashmiri secessionism is terrorism and a Pakistani creation.
Government leaders denounced the terrorism in the Sri Lankan media and refused visas to international correspondents who applied to cover the story.
Business is bad because people are scared, by the lockdown and the possibility of anti-Federation terrorism.
Our own independent review of the Saudi nationals involved confirms that no one with known links to terrorism departed on these flights.
As an example Lem points to state and antistate terrorism, ritualized violence in art and the media, political extremism, the ultra-right turn to neofascism in electoral practice, and the lasting attraction of death as an ultimate cultural bastion to be defeated.
Overpopulation, over- development, nuclear terrorism, environmental warfare tactics, radiation leakage from power plants and waste dumps, toxic waste, air pollution, deforestation, pollution and overfishing of the oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, loss of biodiversity through extinction.
The sight of the burning train emerging from what appeared to be a napalm bomb exploded in the centre of East Pursley only lent weight to their conviction that they were dealing with an outbreak of urban and golf-course terrorism unprecedented in the annals of British history.