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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

social control go
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

enforcement go
the act of enforcing

coercion go
the act of compelling by force of authority

terror go
the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)

terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
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

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bioterrorism, biological terrorism go
terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
chemical terrorism go
terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare
cyber-terrorism, cyberwar go
an assault on electronic communication networks
domestic terrorism go
terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people
ecoterrorism, ecological terrorism, eco-warfare, ecological warfare go
violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
international terrorism go
terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country
narcoterrorism go
the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
nuclear terrorism go
the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials
state-sponsored terrorism go
terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism
theoterrorism go
terrorism for a religious purpose
terrorist attack go
a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims