terrorism
Definitions
General English
- noun a policy of using violence in a political cause
Law
- noun the use of violent actions such as assassination or bombing for political reasons
- noun the threatening of or carrying out of major destructive incidents, usually involving human casualties, as a means of attracting publicity for a cause
Military
- noun the use of physical violence to intimidate a government or the general public, in order to achieve political objectives
Politics
- noun the use of acts of public violence to achieve political change
Travel
- noun violent acts such as kidnapping and bombing carried out for political purposes
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