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in terrorem

adv

Etymology

From Latin in terrorem.

  1. borrowed from in

Definitions

  1. As a warning or deterrent

    As a warning or deterrent; in order to terrify or deter others.

    • [N]otwithstanding the intercession of his governor, who begged earnestly that his punishment might be mitigated, our unfortunate hero was publickly horsed, in terrorem of all whom it might concern.
    • This idea that the Treaty of Rome, like diamonds, is forever, is held in terrorem over people.

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