People trying to obtain political demands often resort to such means asDEMONSTRATIONS, STRIKES and other ACTIONS OF PROTEST (turn to Ch.4)
The most violent of them are:
- REBELLION
- REVOLT
- REVOLUTION
and various ACTS OF TERRORISM
REBELLION – an act of strong opposition or fight against someone in a position of control
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· an armed rebellion
· to put down / stop the rebellion
· to rebel against smb./ smth.
REVOLT – an act of taking strong and often violent actions (by large groups of people) against those in power usually with the aim of taking power from them
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· to rise in revolt
· to seize power in a revolt
· to be in (a state of) revolt
· to face a revolt
· to revolt against smth.
REVOLUTION – great usually sudden social and political change of a ruler and / or political system by force
ACTS OF TERRORISM – the terroristic method to obtain political demands characterized by suddenness, quickness, use of arms, arrogance, and anonymity of those who apply it
Typical ACTS OF TERRORISM include:
- MURDER
- ASSASSINATION
- HIJACK
- KIDNAPPING
- TAKING HOSTAGE
- LAYING/PLANTING MINES
- CAR-BOMB ATTACKS
- SUICIDE BOMBING
- MASSACRE
- AMBUSH
MURDER – the crime of killing a person intentionally
· to commit murder
· to murder smb.
· to be guilty of murder
ASSASSINATION – the act of murdering a ruler, a politician or some other important person
· a spate of assassinations
· an assassination attempt
· to assassinate smb.
HIJACK – a case of taking control (esp. of an aircraft) using the threat of force, usually in order to make political demands
· to hijack (an airliner, a bus, a helicopter, etc.)
KIDNAPPING – a case of taking someone away illegally by force in order to demand smth. (esp. money) for their safe return
· to kidnap smb.
TAKING HOSTAGE – the act of kidnapping someone so that the other side will do what the terrorist demands
· to keep smb. as a hostage
· to hold smb. as a hostage
A HOSTAGE – a person kept as a prisoner by terrorists to make the opposing side fulfill their demands
CAR-BOMB ATTACK – the act of blowing up a car by way of planting a bomb there
SUICIDE-BOMBING – the act of blowing up a bomb attached to and / or carried on the body of the attacker
MASSACRE – the cruel killing of large numbers of people, esp. those who cannot defend themselves
AMBUSH – 1. a surprise attack from a place of hiding; 2. the place where the attackers hide
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· to wait in ambush
· to lie in ambush
· to make / lay an ambush
· to ambush
Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1007
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