(n) terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can undermine the personal security of citizens, Example:a good agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not detectable until symptoms are experienced
(n) terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people, Example:the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism
(n) 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, Example:assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism
(n) 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; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear, Syn. act of terrorism, terrorist act
n. [ Cf. F. terrorisme. ] 1. The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation. Jefferson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals. [ PJC ]
[特警, tè jǐngㄊㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ] abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察, special police; PRC crack armed police dealing with hijacking, terrorism etc; US SWAT teams, See Also: 特種警察, 特种警察#16695