TYRANNY

Dominance through threat of punishment and violence

• Wherever Law ends, ___ begins (John Locke)

• Absolute power

• Abuse of power

• Cause for revolution

• Despot's rule

• Despotism

• Dictator's mode of rule, typically

• Oppressive rulership

• Patriot's enemy

• Revolution's enemy, maybe

• Rigid rule

• Rule before a revolution, maybe

• A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)