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Criminal syndicalism laws

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001417

State laws enacted in the early 20th century that prohibited advocating for or practicing doctrines that promoted crime, sabotage, violence, or unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial or political reform. These laws were often used to suppress labor unions and political dissidents. Many were later challenged on First Amendment grounds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001417
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001417",
  "term": "Criminal syndicalism laws",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "State laws enacted in the early 20th century that prohibited advocating for or practicing doctrines that promoted crime, sabotage, violence, or unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial or political reform. These laws were often used to suppress labor unions and political dissidents. Many were later challenged on First Amendment grounds.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/criminal-syndicalism-laws/"
}

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