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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terrorist attacknoun

    a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims

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  1. terrorist attack

    A terrorist attack is an act of violence or threat that is perpetrated by individuals or groups with the intention of promoting political, ideological, religious, or social objectives. These actions, often planned and deliberate, typically target civilians, infrastructure, or public symbols, aiming to create a climate of fear, cause harm, disrupt society, and provoke response from governments or institutions. These acts often violate international humanitarian laws and are considered criminal under international law.

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  1. Terrorist Attack

    A Terrorist Attack can refer to any attack lead by a small group against a populace, agency, business, government etc. that is done for ideological purposes.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrorist attack in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrorist attack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of terrorist attack in a Sentence

  1. Brett Eagleson:

    These documents involve a terrorist attack that occurred 20 years ago, and there is no justification to withhold them, we hope the Biden administration finally provides the information our families have waited to receive for 20 years, so we can stand together with the President at Ground Zero on 9/11.

  2. Jim Jordan:

    You can live with a protest about a video, that won't hurt you. But a terrorist attack will, so you can't be square with the American people. You tell your family it's a terrorist attack, but not the American people.

  3. Donald Trump:

    It's ridiculous that the government has to be put in a position where if they have information about a possible attack, we waste a second because that could be the second that kills somebody, the reality is time is of the essence when you're talking about the possibility of a terrorist attack.

  4. Abeld Malik Labidi:

    It's true that Yassine carried out this terrorist attack, he was killed; his head, his body, we don't have it back.

  5. Jacinda Ardern:

    On 15 March our history changed forever. Now, our laws will too. We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place, all semi-automatic weapons used during the terrorist attack on Friday 15 March will be banned.


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