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ECOTERRORISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
Synonyms:
eco-warfare; ecological terrorism; ecological warfare; ecoterrorism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ecoterrorism" is a kind of...):
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (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)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (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)
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