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domestic terrorism

domestic terrorism noun: a form of terrorism in which victims within a country are targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship as the victims.

Noun

domestic terrorism (usually uncountable, plural domestic terrorisms)

  1. (usually) A form of terrorism in which victims within a country are targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship as the victims.
    • A bomb went off outside the offices of a Greek business federation in the heart of Athens early on Tuesday, causing damage but no injuries, the police said. It was the first such attack under the country’s leftist-led government, fueling fears of a possible resurgence of domestic terrorism.2015 November 24, Niki Kitsantonis, “Athens Blast Hurts None but Fuels Fears of Domestic Terrorism”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • In a statement on Tuesday, the president of the F.B.I. Agents Association, Brian O’Hare, urged Congress “to make domestic terrorism a federal crime. This would ensure that F.B.I. agents and prosecutors have the best tools to fight domestic terrorism.”2019 August 7, Charlie Savage, quoting Brian O’Hare, “What Could a Domestic Terrorism Law Do?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    homegrown terrorism

Synonyms of domestic terrorism

  • homegrown terrorism

Forms of domestic terrorism

pluraldomestic terrorisms

Questions about domestic terrorism

What does domestic terrorism mean?
Domestic terrorism means a form of terrorism in which victims within a country are targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship as the victims.
What part of speech is domestic terrorism?
Domestic terrorism is a noun.
What is the plural of domestic terrorism?
The plural of domestic terrorism is domestic terrorisms.

Words near domestic terrorism in the dictionary

  1. domestic sciences
  2. domestic servant
  3. domestic servants
  4. domestic service
  5. domestic sheep
  6. domestic terrorism
  7. domestic violence
  8. domestic worker
  9. domestic workers
  10. domesticabilities
  11. domesticability

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