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

In an unsigned decision, the court overruled an appellate court’s application of Ohio’s “criminal syndicalism” statute to a Ku Klux Klan leader.

From Salon

The catch-all charge was a fairly new California felony banning “criminal syndicalism.”

From Los Angeles Times

When asked if she knew the phrase “criminal syndicalism,” Ball replied, “No, but it is pretty.”

From New York Times

Brandenburg was subsequently arrested and convicted of violating Ohio's criminal syndicalism law, which made it a crime to advocate violence as a means of achieving political reform.

From Salon

State criminal syndicalism laws essentially made it a crime to advocate ideas opposed by the government.

From Salon