Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Terrorism

The use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom, in support of political or social objectives.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom, in support of political or social objectives.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Radioactive Terrorism
  • Terrorism, Radioactive

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2001; use VIOLENCE 1981-2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Violence (1976-2000)

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  1. I01w.198w.240w.856w.800w
  2. I01w.880w.735w.900w.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Terrorism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D023481. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D023481
  2. Terrorism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism
  3. Terrorism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7283