U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEMO


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When the government punishes people for their actions, it's called deterrence. When people punish the government for its actions, it's called terrorism. So similar are these words in meaning, they have the same Latin root. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=terror Main Entry: ter·ror 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 http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=deterring Main Entry: de·ter Pronunciation: di-'t&r, dE- Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): de·terred; de·ter·ring Etymology: Latin deterrEre, from de- + terrEre to frighten -- more at TERROR