Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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act of terrorism | Yes | No | No | No |
Mafia | Yes | No | No | No |
act of terrorism (noun) | Mafia (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 crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia |
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century |