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Definition of Narcoterrorism
(noun) An act of terrorism associated with the drug trade.
Example of Narcoterrorism
- Assassinations by the Medellín Cartel in Colombia during the 1970s and 1980s against politicians prosecuting cocaine traffickers.
Narcoterrorism Pronunciation
Syllabification: nar·co·ter·ror·ism
Audio Pronunciation
Usage Notes
- Plural: narcoterrorisms
- Variant spelling: narco-terrorism
- A (noun) narcoterrorist commits (adjective) narcoterroristic acts (adverb) narcoterroristically to create (noun) narcoterror.
Additional Information
Related Terms
- agroterrorism
- black market
- bioterrorism
- cyberterrorism
- domestic terrorism
- ecoterrorism
- globalization
- international terrorism
- nuclear terrorism
- organized crime
- state-sponsored terrorism
Cite the Definition of Narcoterrorism
ASA - American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “narcoterrorism.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/narcoterrorism/).
APA - American Psychological Association (6th edition)
narcoterrorism. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/narcoterrorism/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date - Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “narcoterrorism.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/narcoterrorism/.
MLA - Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“narcoterrorism.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 2 Dec. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/narcoterrorism/>.