terrorism
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The word first appears in English in 1795 in reference to the Jacobins of France, who ruled during the ‘Reign of Terror.’
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Wikipedia terrorism (usually uncountable; plural terrorisms)
- The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.
- Violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives.
- A psychological strategy of war for gaining political or religious ends by deliberately creating a climate of fear among the population of a state.
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| nominative | terrorism | terrorismen | ||
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