• scientific consensus on the definition of terrorism. Various legal systems and government agencies use different definitions of terrorism, and governments have...
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    of war against non-combatants. There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. Different definitions of terrorism...
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  • governments have been accused of using state terrorism in various settings. The exact definition and scope of state terrorism remain controversial, as some...
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  • 250 definitions of "terrorism" available in academic literature and government and intergovernmental sources, several of which include mention of state...
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    are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. Unlike domestic terrorism, state terrorism is that perpetrated by...
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    academic definition of terrorism. United Nations conventions have failed to reach consensus on definitions of non-state or state terrorism. According...
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    eliminate terrorism and violent extremism. If an act of terrorism occurs as part of a broader insurgency (and insurgency is included in the definition of terrorism)...
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  • universally-accepted definition of terrorism. The difficulty in defining terrorism stem from the fact that it is politically and emotionally charged. The history of terrorism...
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  • Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) is a proposed treaty which intends to criminalize all forms of international terrorism and deny terrorists, their...
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    the countries most impacted by terrorism. A common definition of terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population...
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  • attempts. Definitions of terrorism vary, so incidents listed here are restricted to those that are notable and described as "terrorism" by a consensus of reliable...
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    Sociology of terrorism is a field of sociology that seeks to understand terrorism as a social phenomenon. The field studies terrorism, why it happens...
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    done in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act was also made permanent. The definition of terrorism was further expanded to include receiving...
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  • Ireland. Between them, they provided a definition of terrorism that made it possible to establish a new and distinct set of police powers and procedures, beyond...
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    Alex P. Schmid (category Scholars of terrorism)
    particularly known for his work on the definition of terrorism. Schmid has lived and worked mostly in the Netherlands, and as of 2021[update], he is research fellow...
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  • environmentalists contest the FBI's definition of eco-terrorism for being inaccurate to other definitions of terrorism such as that of the International Policy Institute...
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  • document, he called urgently for the adoption of a definition of terrorism similar to that contained in the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges...
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    deaths and 40 injuries. A common definition of terrorism is the "systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby...
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    The Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) is the first of a number of general Terrorism Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It superseded and repealed...
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  • Lone wolf terrorism, or lone actor terrorism, is a particular kind of terrorism committed by an individual who both plans and commits the act on their...
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  • Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978. The primary difference between the USA Act and FISA is the definition of terrorism. In FISA, terrorism is limited to acts...
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    acts of terrorism. The Act "provides for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism...
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  • denied using terrorism as a military tactic to achieve their goals, and there is no international consensus on the legal definition of terrorism. This listing...
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    hundred definitions of terrorism in scholarly literature. Because the term is used in polemical contexts, the word itself can become part of the campaign...
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  • anti-drug laws by the systematic threat or use of such violence. As with most definitions of terrorism, it typically only refers to non-state actors....
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  • anti-terrorism work must be carried out under the established legal systems. While there is no international or legally binding definition of terrorism, internationally...
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    Insurgency (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
    insurgencies include terrorism. While there is no accepted definition of terrorism in international law, United Nations-sponsored working definitions include one...
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    United States, a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence in order to create a general climate of fear to intimidate...
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  • Denmark and internationally. The new legislation aligned with the definitions of terrorism which were in use by the European Union and the United Nations...
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    global definition appears in the working draft of Comprehensive Convention Against International Terrorism, which defines terrorism as a type of act, rather...
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