transnational repression

English

Etymology

Coined by sociologist Dana M. Moss in 2016.

Noun

transnational repression (countable and uncountable, plural transnational repressions)

  1. Political repression conducted by a state outside its borders.
    • 2025 May 27, The Epoch Times at Gan Jing World, Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Anti-Transnational Repression Law‎[1]:
      Under the soon-to-be-enacted law, an individual is considered to have committed the offense of transnational repression if the person conspires to or commits certain crimes—including assault, harassment, stalking, causing an individual to leave or be confined in the United States, or retaliating against someone for engaging in protected First Amendment activities—on behalf of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization, according to an analysis of the bill.
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