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Defense Department definition: The unlawful use of violence or threat of violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies. Terrorism is often motivated by religious, political, or other ideological beliefs and committed in the pursuit of goals that are usually political. (JP 3-07.2)[4]
As a result, terrorism means different things to different people. To make matters worse, the nature of terrorism has changed over the course of history. Violent activity called terrorism at one point in time is called war, liberation, or crime in another period of history. The term terrorism has spawned heated debate.