Terrorist Act

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the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: terrorism
plural: Terrorist Acts
possessive: Terrorist Act's
pluralpossessive: Terrorist Acts'

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