Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. social science concepts
5. sociological concepts
6. social issues
7. social conflict
8. terrorism

Anotations

Scope note:

Violence and intimidation, either open or clandestine, employed by governments or factions within governments against citizens, other government factions, or against foreign governments or groups. An example is the Reign of Terror, a government by intimidation as directed and carried out by the French Revolutionary government during the Revolution of 1789-1794.