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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. New Zealand:

    We will ban all high-capacity magazines. We will ban all parts with the ability to convert semiautomatic, or any other type of firearm, into a military-style semi-automatic weapon, in short, every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on Friday will be banned in this country.

  2. Leo Terrell:

    They misguided the whole country on that terrorist attack last over the weekend. Why? Because they want to focus on White supremacy.

  3. Alberto Nisman:

    There is no evidence, according to the AMIA case file, of the involvement of Hassan Rouhani in any terrorist attack.

  4. Tucker Carlson:

    Of all the things that January 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack. It wasn't an insurrection, was it a riot ? Sure. It was not a violent terrorist attack ! Sorry !

  5. President Trump:

    It looks like another terrorist attack.


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