Terrorism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027848",
  "term": "Terrorism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Systematic use of terror such as bombing, killings, and kidnappings, as a means of forcing some objective.\n\n2. Activity that involves an act that is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state or other subdivision of the United States; and appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.\n\n3. Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, terrorism is defined as activity that involves an act dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States in which it occurs; and is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population, or influence or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping. See Section 2 (15), Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002).",
  "references": [
    "DOJ National Criminal Justice Reference Center Thesaurus",
    "FEMA Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans Glossary at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/CPG_101_V2.pdf",
    "FEMA Improvement Plan Glossary at http://emilms.fema.gov/IS200b/glossary.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/terrorism/"
}