How to sign: the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear
Similiar / Same: act of terrorism, terrorist act
Categories: coercion
Within this category: bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, cyber-terrorism, domestic terrorism, ecoterrorism, international terrorism, narcoterrorism, nuclear terrorism, state-sponsored terrorism, terrorist attack, theoterrorism