domestic terrorism

/dəˌmɛstɪk ˌtɛrəˈrɪzəm/

Definitions of domestic terrorism

1. noun

   terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people
   “the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism”

   type of:

   act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act

   the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear