Sunday, February 28, 2010

terrorism

terrorism /t'erərɪzəm/ 
  1. Terrorism is the use of violence, especially murder and bombing, in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to do something.N-UNCOUNT disapproval

Web definitions

  • the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ...
    • http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terrorism
  • State terrorism refers to acts of terrorism conducted by governments. Like the definition of terrorism and that of state-sponsored terrorism, the definition of state terrorism remains controversial and without international consensus.
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_(state)
  • Terrorism is a policy or ideology of violenceTerrorism in asymmetrical conflict: ideological and structural aspects, By Ekaterina Stepanova, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Oxford University Press US, 2008 ISBN 0199533555, 9780199533558 186 pages, page 28, "the Russian ...
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism
  • The word "terrorism" is politically and emotionally charged,Hoffman, Bruce "Inside Terrorism" Columbia University Press 1998 ISBN 0-231-11468-0. Page 32. See review in The New York Times and this greatly compounds the difficulty of providing a precise definition. ...
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_(definitions_of)
  • terror - panic: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • terror - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
  • terror - a very troublesome child
  • terror - the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"
    • http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terror
  • terrorist - a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for ...
    • http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terrorist
  • The Terrorists (Swedish title: Terroristerna) is a 1975 novel by Sjöwall and Wahlöö in their detective series revolving around Martin Beck and his team. The Terrorists was unfinished at the time of Per Wahlöö's death in June 1975; the manuscript was completed by Maj Sjöwall alone.
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terrorists
  • The Terrorist is a young adult novel by Caroline B. Cooney, published in 1997. It deals with Laura Williams, a sixteen-year-old American who attends an international school in London. When her younger brother, Billy, is killed by a terrorist bomb, Laura becomes obsessed with revenge. ...
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terrorist_(novel)
  • Terrorist is a real-time, two player strategy game developed by Steven Pederson of Edu-Ware Services in 1980 for the Apple II. ...
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_(computer_game)
  • Terrorist is the 2nd album by Norwegian black metal artist Nattefrost.
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_(album)
  • The Terrorist (Theeviravaathi) is a Tamil Indian film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film portrays a period in the life of a nineteen-year-old ...
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terrorist_(film)
  • Terrorist is the 22nd novel written by John Updike.
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_(novel)
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