Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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act of terrorism | Yes | No | No | No |
Ansar al-Islam | Yes | No | No | No |
act of terrorism (noun) | Ansar al-Islam (noun) |
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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; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein |