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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct. countable, uncountable

   "For quotations using this term, see Citations:anarcho-tyranny."

2. 2
   An armed dictatorship without rule of law. countable, uncountable

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:anarcho-tyranny."

Etymology

From anarcho- + tyranny. Coined by American journalist and writer Samuel T. Francis in 1992.

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