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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 (ÂÎÑÑÒÀÍÈÅ) · 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 (ÌßÒÅÆ) · 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 (ÇÀÑÀÄÀ) · to wait in ambush · to lie in ambush · to make / lay an ambush · to ambush
Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1256
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