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They have been arrested for acts of terrorism.
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Haroon Moghul is tired of reading books about American Muslims and terrorism.
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The attack sent hundreds of people fleeing into the night outside the Resorts World Manila complex and produced a claim of terrorism that police stressed had no evidence to support it.
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The Oklahoma bombing, the Iraq War, and Twin Towers terrorism co-exist among Cuban rafters, political prisoners, and el dictador.
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The administration says the order aims to prevent terrorism by suspending visitors from politically unstable countries where screening of individuals seeking U.S. visas may not be effective and should be reviewed.
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Soufan underscores the disastrous role that the United States invasion of Iraq and its bungled occupation played in fueling terrorism, creating chaos and a power vacuum in Iraq — the perfect incubator for insurgent violence and bloodshed.
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Both leaders pushed to get a separate, unanimous statement on the fight against terrorism by the G-7.
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May rebutted his claims by accusing Corbyn of saying Britain had brought terrorism upon itself.
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The trip has largely gone off without a major misstep, with the administration touting the president’s efforts to birth a new coalition to fight terrorism, while admonishing partners in an old alliance to pay their fair share.
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First Known Use of terrorism
1795
Other Government and Politics Terms
TERRORISM Defined for English Language Learners
terrorism
playDefinition of terrorism for English Language Learners
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: the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
TERRORISM Defined for Kids
terrorism
playDefinition of terrorism for Students
: the use of violence as a means of achieving a goal
Law Dictionary
terrorism
playLegal Definition of terrorism
1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence especially against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion
2 : violent and intimidating gang activity street terrorism
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