SL
       n : a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a
           splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among
           the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world;
           seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them
           with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine
           trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000
           deaths" [syn: Shining Path, Sendero Luminoso]