terrorism

terrorism is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation. Jefferson. The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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