Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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act of terrorism | Yes | No | No | No |
Islamic Jihad | Yes | No | No | No |
act of terrorism (noun) | Islamic Jihad (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 | an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells |
a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon |