criminal syndicalism

noun

, Law.

1. the doctrine of recourse to acts of violence or terrorism, or the advocacy of such acts, as a means of effecting economic or political change: proscribed by statute in many U.S. states.

Example Sentences

Certain friends greatly fear that some things said in this booklet may fall foul of the criminal-syndicalism laws.

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The criminal syndicalism law registers the high water mark of reaction.

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But before he could again resume his paper selling he was arrested on a charge of "criminal syndicalism."

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Many towns in the heart of the lumber district had passed absurd criminal syndicalism ordinances.

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Of all the "criminal syndicalism" statutes referred to in these pages that of South Dakota inflicts the heaviest penalties.

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