Ecoterrorism

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  • noun. Terrorism or sabotage committed in the name of environmental causes.
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  • noun. Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment.
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  • noun. violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
    • Word Usage
    "ARENA (voice-over): As this upscale Colorado ski resort burned to the ground in 1988, the term ecoterrorism gained national attention."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act of terrorism  terrorism  terrorist act  
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