They have been arrested for acts of terrorism.
international terrorism
the fight/struggle/war against terrorism
state terrorism [=terrorism by a government]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ter|ror|ism — «TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. 1. the act of terrorizing; use of terror, especially the systematic use of terror by a government or other authority against particular persons or groups. 2. a condition of fear and submission produced by frightening… … Useful english dictionary
coun|ter|ter|ror|ism — «KOWN tuhr TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. terrorism in reaction to or retaliation for some previous act of terrorism: »There [was] a fear that Communist terrorism [would] provoke rightist counterterrorism (New York Times). –coun´ter|ter´ror|ist, noun … Useful english dictionary
nar|co-ter|ror|ism — «NAHR koh TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. terrorist practices used by narcotics smugglers and dealers against government interdiction. –nar´co ter´ror|ist, noun, adjective … Useful english dictionary
bi|o|ter|ror|ism — «BY oh TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. the spreading of disease causing organisms as a means of terrorist attack. –bioterrorist, noun … Useful english dictionary
e|co|ter|ror|ism — «EE koh TEHR uh rihz uhm, EHK uh », noun. the use or support of environmental terrorism … Useful english dictionary
coun´ter|ter´ror|ist — coun|ter|ter|ror|ism «KOWN tuhr TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. terrorism in reaction to or retaliation for some previous act of terrorism: »There [was] a fear that Communist terrorism [would] provoke rightist counterterrorism (New York Times).… … Useful english dictionary
nar´co-ter´ror|ist — nar|co ter|ror|ism «NAHR koh TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. terrorist practices used by narcotics smugglers and dealers against government interdiction. –nar´co ter´ror|ist, noun, adjective … Useful english dictionary
coun·ter·ter·ror·ism — … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
ror — er·ror; er·ror·ist; er·ror·less; fu·ror; jat·ror·rhi·za; jat·ror·rhi·zine; ju·ror; ma·ror; mir·ror·scope; ror·qual; ror·schach·er; ror·ty; sau·ror·ni·thes; so·ror·i·cide; so·ror·i·ty; ter·ror·ful; ter·ror·ism; ter·ror·ist; ter·ror·iza·tion;… … English syllables
