reign of terror

Noun
  1. referred to in: 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
    is a type of: reign - a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
  2. is an instance of: age, historic period - an era of history having some distinctive feature

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