Double standard? Ping Mike F and Ernest
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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3 entries found for terror.
Main Entry: ter疵or
Pronunciation: 'ter-&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French
terreur, from Latin terror, from terrEre to
frighten; akin to Greek trein to be afraid,
flee, tremein to tremble -- more at TREMBLE
1 : a state of intense fear
2 a : one that inspires fear : SCOURGE b : a
frightening aspect <the terrors of invasion>
c : a cause of anxiety : WORRY d : an
appalling person or thing; especially : BRAT
3 : REIGN OF TERROR
4 : violence (as bombing) committed by groups
in order to intimidate a population or
government into granting their demands
<insurrection and revolutionary terror>
synonym see FEAR
One entry found for terrorism.
Main Entry: ter疵or疂sm
Pronunciation: 'ter-&r-"i-z&m
Function: noun
: the systematic use of terror especially as
a means of coercion
- ter疵or疂st /-&r-ist/ adjective or noun
- ter疵or疂s疸ic /"ter-&r-'is-tik/ adjective
One entry found for war crime.
Main Entry: war crime
Function: noun
: a crime (as genocide or maltreatment of
prisoners) committed during or in connection
with war -- usually used in plural
Does any of this apply to WWII? Which
countries practiced "terrorism" or committed
"war crimes"? Please don't get legal or
technical and tell me about how Allies were
never charged.
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