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Sabotage
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<p>Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a <a href="/facts/Polity/0R8Wr4CL">polity</a>, <a href="/facts/Government/N4bYL0VC">government</a>, effort, or <a href="/facts/Organization/CR83f1Rn">organization</a> through <a href="/facts/Subversion/PS53X6dN">subversion</a>, obstruction, <a href="/facts/Demoralization_(warfare)/U4stE5a7">demoralization</a>, <a href="/facts/Destabilization/sHgEcPv1">destabilization</a>, <a href="/facts/Divide_and_rule/an4DK6Tz">division</a>, <a href="/facts/Social_disruption/PQb2agRg">disruption</a>, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a <i>saboteur</i>. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identities because of the consequences of their actions and to avoid invoking legal and organizational requirements for addressing sabotage. </p>