Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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act of terrorism | Yes | No | No | No |
BR | Yes | No | No | No |
act of terrorism (noun) | BR (noun) |
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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 | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 |