terrorist act vs domestic terrorism

domestic terrorism vs terrorist act

terrorist act and domestic terrorism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terrorist act	Yes	No	No	No
domestic terrorism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, domestic terrorism is a hyponym of terrorist act; that is, domestic terrorism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terrorist act:

terrorist act: 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
domestic terrorism: terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people

Other hyponyms of terrorist act include biological terrorism, bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, cyber-terrorism, cyberwar, eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare, ecoterrorism, international terrorism, narcoterrorism, nuclear terrorism, state-sponsored terrorism, theoterrorism, terrorist attack.

terrorist act (noun)	domestic terrorism (noun)
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	terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people

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