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terror
(mass) | terror
- hrôza |
terror
(encz) | terror,děs n: Zdeněk Brož |
terror
(encz) | terror,hrůza n: |
terror
(encz) | terror,postrach n: Zdeněk Brož |
terror
(encz) | terror,teror n: |
terror
(encz) | terror,teroristický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terror
(encz) | terror,zděšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Terror
(gcide) | Terror \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,
for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to
tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.
terreur. Cf. Deter.]
1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent
dread; fright.
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Terror seized the rebel host. --Milton.
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2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
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Those enormous terrors of the Nile. --Prior.
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Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.
3.
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There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
--Shak.
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Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,
terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,
terror-struck, and the like.
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King of terrors, death. --Job xviii. 14.
Reign of Terror. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
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Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
Alarm.
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terror
(wn) | terror
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic,
terror, affright]
2: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of
the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat]
3: a very troublesome child [syn: terror, brat, {little
terror}, holy terror]
4: the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially
for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess" |
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terrorist
(mass) | terrorist
- teroristický, terorista |
chemical terrorism
(encz) | chemical terrorism, n: |
counterterrorism
(encz) | counterterrorism, n: |
cyber-terrorism
(encz) | cyber-terrorism, n: |
cyber-terrorist
(encz) | cyber-terrorist, n: |
domestic terrorism
(encz) | domestic terrorism, n: |
ecological terrorism
(encz) | ecological terrorism, n: |
ecoterrorism
(encz) | ecoterrorism, n: |
foreign terrorist organization
(encz) | foreign terrorist organization, n: |
holy terror
(encz) | holy terror, n: |
international terrorism
(encz) | international terrorism, n: |
little terror
(encz) | little terror, n: |
narcoterrorism
(encz) | narcoterrorism, n: |
night terror
(encz) | night terror, n: |
nuclear terrorism
(encz) | nuclear terrorism, n: |
reign of terror
(encz) | reign of terror, n: |
sleep terror disorder
(encz) | sleep terror disorder, n: |
state-sponsored terrorism
(encz) | state-sponsored terrorism, n: |
terror-stricken
(encz) | terror-stricken,vyděšený hrůzou Zdeněk Brož |
terror-struck
(encz) | terror-struck, adj: |
terrorisation
(encz) | terrorisation, n: |
terrorise
(encz) | terrorise,terorizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorised
(encz) | terrorised,terorizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorising
(encz) | terrorising, |
terrorism
(encz) | terrorism,terorismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorist
(encz) | terrorist,terorista n: Zdeněk Brožterrorist,teroristický adj: Pajosh |
terrorist act
(encz) | terrorist act, n: |
terrorist attack
(encz) | terrorist attack, n: |
terrorist cell
(encz) | terrorist cell, n: |
terrorist group
(encz) | terrorist group, n: |
terrorist organization
(encz) | terrorist organization, n: |
terroristic
(encz) | terroristic,teroristický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorists
(encz) | terrorists,teroristé Zdeněk Brož |
terrorization
(encz) | terrorization,zastrašování n: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorize
(encz) | terrorize,terorizovat v: Zdeněk Brožterrorize,zastrašovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorized
(encz) | terrorized,terorizoval v: Zdeněk Brožterrorized,terorizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožterrorized,zastrašoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
terrorizing
(encz) | terrorizing, |
terrors
(encz) | terrors,hrůzy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožterrors,terory n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
theoterrorism
(encz) | theoterrorism, n: |
King of terrors
(gcide) | King \King\, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D.
koning, OHG. kuning, G. k["o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung,
Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root
of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See
Kin.]
1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme
authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by
hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every
inch a king." --Shak.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are
rebels from principle. --Burke.
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There was a State without king or nobles. --R.
Choate.
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,
Rejoicing in the east --Thomson.
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2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;
a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money
king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
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3. A playing card having the picture of a king[1]; as, the
king of diamonds.
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4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
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5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
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6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old
Testament.
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Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to
denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some
particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
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Apostolic king. See Apostolic.
King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, the chief heraldic officer
of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of
great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,
preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of
armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,
Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally
north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.
King auk (Zool.), the little auk or sea dove.
King bird of paradise. (Zool.), See Bird of paradise.
King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;
thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the
queen is the king card of the suit.
King Cole, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have
reigned in the third century.
King conch (Zool.), a large and handsome univalve shell
(Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for
making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.
King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple
production of the southern United States.
King crab. (Zool.)
(a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus.
(b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia
squinado}).
(c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes
camtshatica}), especially abundant on the coasts of
Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also
Alaskan king crab.
King crow. (Zool.)
(a) A black drongo shrike (Buchanga atra) of India; --
so called because, while breeding, they attack and
drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
(b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird
with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with
green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird.
King duck (Zool.), a large and handsome eider duck
(Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions
of both continents.
King eagle (Zool.), an eagle (Aquila heliaca) found in
Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the
golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial
eagle of Rome.
King hake (Zool.), an American hake (Phycis regius),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.
King monkey (Zool.), an African monkey ({Colobus
polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.
King mullet (Zool.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus
maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.
Called also goldfish.
King of terrors, death.
King parrakeet (Zool.), a handsome Australian parrakeet
(Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its
prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings
bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
King penguin (Zool.), any large species of penguin of the
genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of
the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {Aptenodytes
Patagonica}, of Patagonia.
King rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Rallus
elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts
are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep
cinnamon color.
King salmon (Zool.), the quinnat. See Quinnat.
King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), barristers
learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,
and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They
answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue
(advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be
employed against the crown without special license.
--Wharton's Law Dict.
King's cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons
crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
The king's English, correct or current language of good
speakers; pure English. --Shak.
King's evidence or Queen's evidence, testimony in favor
of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an
accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.]
King's evil, scrofula; -- so called because formerly
supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.
King snake (Zool.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake
(Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes,
including even the rattlesnake.
King's spear (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus
albus}).
King's yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of
sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow
orpiment}.
King tody (Zool.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus
serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with
a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red,
edged with black.
King vulture (Zool.), a large species of vulture
(Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,
The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are
briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.
So called because it drives away other vultures while
feeding.
King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood,
beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and
small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of
Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
[1913 Webster]Terror \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,
for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to
tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.
terreur. Cf. Deter.]
1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent
dread; fright.
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Terror seized the rebel host. --Milton.
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2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
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Those enormous terrors of the Nile. --Prior.
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Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.
3.
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There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
--Shak.
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Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,
terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,
terror-struck, and the like.
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King of terrors, death. --Job xviii. 14.
Reign of Terror. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
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Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
Alarm.
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Night terrors
(gcide) | Night terrors \Night terrors\ (Med.)
A sudden awakening associated with a sensation of terror,
occurring in children, esp. those of unstable nervous
constitution.
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Reign of Terror
(gcide) | Terror \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,
for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to
tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.
terreur. Cf. Deter.]
1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent
dread; fright.
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Terror seized the rebel host. --Milton.
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2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
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Those enormous terrors of the Nile. --Prior.
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Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.
3.
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There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
--Shak.
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Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,
terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,
terror-struck, and the like.
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King of terrors, death. --Job xviii. 14.
Reign of Terror. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
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Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
Alarm.
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Terror
(gcide) | Terror \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,
for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to
tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.
terreur. Cf. Deter.]
1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent
dread; fright.
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Terror seized the rebel host. --Milton.
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2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
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Those enormous terrors of the Nile. --Prior.
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Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.
3.
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There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
--Shak.
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Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,
terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,
terror-struck, and the like.
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King of terrors, death. --Job xviii. 14.
Reign of Terror. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
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Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
Alarm.
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Terrorism
(gcide) | Terrorism \Ter"ror*ism\, n. [Cf. F. terrorisme.]
1. The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a
mode of government by terror or intimidation. --Jefferson.
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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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Terrorist
(gcide) | Terrorist \Ter"ror*ist\, n. [F. terroriste.]
1. One who governs by terrorism or intimidation;
specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary
tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. --Burke.
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2. One who commits terrorism[2].
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Terrorize
(gcide) | Terrorize \Ter"ror*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. terroriser.]
To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
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Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and
terrorized by ecclesiastical authority. --J. A.
Symonds.
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Terrorless
(gcide) | Terrorless \Ter"ror*less\, a.
Free from terror. --Poe.
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act of terrorism
(wn) | act of terrorism
n 1: 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
[syn: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act] |
biological terrorism
(wn) | biological terrorism
n 1: terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare [syn:
bioterrorism, biological terrorism] |
bioterrorism
(wn) | bioterrorism
n 1: terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare [syn:
bioterrorism, biological terrorism] |
chemical terrorism
(wn) | chemical terrorism
n 1: terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare;
can undermine the personal security of citizens; "a good
agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and
odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not
detectable until symptoms are experienced" |
counterterror
(wn) | counterterror
adj 1: intended to prevent terrorism; "the government took
counterterror measures" [syn: counterterror,
counterterrorist] |
counterterrorism
(wn) | counterterrorism
n 1: a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism |
counterterrorist
(wn) | counterterrorist
adj 1: intended to prevent terrorism; "the government took
counterterror measures" [syn: counterterror,
counterterrorist]
n 1: someone who attempts to prevent terrorism |
counterterrorist center
(wn) | Counterterrorist Center
n 1: an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence
coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and
disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest
possible stage [syn: Counterterrorist Center, CTC] |
cyber-terrorism
(wn) | cyber-terrorism
n 1: an assault on electronic communication networks [syn:
cyber-terrorism, cyberwar] |
cyber-terrorist
(wn) | cyber-terrorist
n 1: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to
steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-
terrorism [syn: hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk] |
domestic terrorism
(wn) | domestic terrorism
n 1: terrorism practiced in your own country against your own
people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma
City was an instance of domestic terrorism" |
ecological terrorism
(wn) | ecological terrorism
n 1: violence carried out to further the political or social
objectives of the environmentalists [syn: ecoterrorism,
ecological terrorism, eco-warfare, {ecological
warfare}] |
ecoterrorism
(wn) | ecoterrorism
n 1: violence carried out to further the political or social
objectives of the environmentalists [syn: ecoterrorism,
ecological terrorism, eco-warfare, {ecological
warfare}] |
foreign terrorist organization
(wn) | foreign terrorist organization
n 1: a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to
achieve its goals [syn: terrorist organization,
terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO] |
holy terror
(wn) | holy terror
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: terror, brat, {little
terror}, holy terror] |
international terrorism
(wn) | international terrorism
n 1: terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who
are not native to that country |
little terror
(wn) | little terror
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: terror, brat, {little
terror}, holy terror] |
narcoterrorism
(wn) | narcoterrorism
n 1: the financing of terrorist activities by participation in
the drug trade |
night terror
(wn) | night terror
n 1: an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which
the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and
fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have
provoked those feelings |
nuclear terrorism
(wn) | nuclear terrorism
n 1: the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to
cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of
fissionable radioactive materials; "assaults on nuclear
power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism" |
reign of terror
(wn) | reign of terror
n 1: any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the
Reign of Terror in France
2: the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution
when thousands were executed; "the Reign of the Bourbons
ended and the Reign of Terror began" |
sleep terror disorder
(wn) | sleep terror disorder
n 1: a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying
dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur
during NREM sleep [syn: sleep terror disorder, {pavor
nocturnus}] |
state-sponsored terrorism
(wn) | state-sponsored terrorism
n 1: terrorism practiced by a government against its own people
or in support of international terrorism |
terror-stricken
(wn) | terror-stricken
adj 1: struck or filled with terror [syn: terror-stricken,
terror-struck] |
terror-struck
(wn) | terror-struck
adj 1: struck or filled with terror [syn: terror-stricken,
terror-struck] |
terrorisation
(wn) | terrorisation
n 1: the act of inspiring with fear [syn: terrorization,
terrorisation, frightening]
2: an act of terrorism [syn: terrorization, terrorisation] |
terrorise
(wn) | terrorise
v 1: coerce by violence or with threats [syn: terrorize,
terrorise]
2: fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: terrify,
terrorize, terrorise] |
terrorism
(wn) | terrorism
n 1: 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
[syn: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act] |
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