terrorism

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The Major-General said the terrorism is a complicated issue and each nation was struggling against this threat within its opportunities.

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  1. noun The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

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  • The Major-General said the terrorism is a complicated issue and each nation was struggling against this threat within its opportunities. —  APA
  • All the people in the world have advised Pakistan to refrain from these types of activities because this terrorism is a Devil which shall be eating Pakistan because such devils often ill their masters. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Umberto Eco finds suicidal tendencies in Italian terrorism. —  signandsight.com
  • Ansari said the terrorism was a common concern of all countries. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • Of course looking at the danger it presents before the situation of communal harmony in our country it is high time that apart from strategising against what is known us Jihadi terrorism, we also focus our attention on terrorism which is being unleashed by the majority community namely Hindu terrorism. —  Kafila
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  1. = French terrorisme = Spanish Portuguese Italian terrorismo; as terror + -ism.
 

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/ˈtɛrərɪzm/
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