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foreign terrorism  

Definition

  • The term terrorism is rooted in the French Revolution during Maximilien Robespierre's reign of terror, a period when potential enemies of the government were ruthlessly exterminated. Terrorism itself is much older than the origins of the term. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Terrorist Groups, Foreign]

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  • international terrorism

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/foreign_terrorism

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