Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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act of terrorism | Yes | No | No | No |
Khmer Rouge | Yes | No | No | No |
act of terrorism (noun) | Khmer Rouge (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 communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 |