Definitions for terrorist attack
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Surprise Attack
   • Terrorism

How to pronounce terrorist attack?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

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. Jeb Bush:

   I hope that the Patriot Act is renewed and I hope that the metadata, which is not a violation of civil liberties, is part of that effort to keep us safe because I know what will happen if there's an attack on our country or a terrorist attack from inside our country, a lot of people are going to say, 'Where were you? Where were you?'.

2. Trey Gowdy:

   This investigation is about a terrorist attack that killed four Americans and it could have been completed a lot sooner if the administration had not delayed…at every turn.

3. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   This is a terrorist attack. Israel takes firm action against terrorism, no matter who its perpetrators are.

4. President Obama:

   Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous activity, but we didn't do so simply because of inaction in the Senate.

5. Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday:

   I must denounce the terrorist attack ... and demand from the United States government a thorough and swift investigation, harsh sanctions and security measures and guarantees for our diplomatic missions.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=terrorist attack