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Terrorism

The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.

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Terror 76% connected

Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.

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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 78% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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Actual damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Assumed name noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Attestant noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Attestator noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Cease and desist order noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…

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Civil wrong noun · 78% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Combination in restraint of trade noun · 78% connection

(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…

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Comparative negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

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Compensatory damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Concurrent negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

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Constructive possession noun · 78% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Criminal negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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Criminal possession noun · 78% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Culpable negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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DBA noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Affright noun · 78% connection

Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Alamodality noun · 78% connection

The quality of being a la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Allegiance noun · 78% connection

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Autonomous adjective · 78% connection

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Autonomy noun · 78% connection

The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Blackmail noun · 78% connection

Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Bluff noun · 78% connection

An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Bond noun · 78% connection

An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a g…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Bulldoze verb · 78% connection

To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Bureaucracy noun · 78% connection

A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Caesarism noun · 78% connection

A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person, to whom, as Caesar or emperor, it has been committ…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: terrorizing, terrorized, mode, government, terror.
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Central bank noun · 78% connection

a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sell…

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