terroristic

adjective

ter·ror·is·tic ˌter-ər-ˈi-stik

: involving or employing violent acts of terror : marked by terrorism

terroristic threats

accused of conspiring to carry out terroristic acts

resorting to terroristic tactics

terroristic organizations/regimes

He demonstrates how, in applying their openly terroristic concept of warfare, the officer corps, and not just the SS, promoted mentalities and practices that prepared the ground for the mass liquidations.—

V. R. Berghahn

Examples of terroristic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More:Buckeye police arrest 2 teens in connection with school threats After interviewing the 12-year-old girl and recovering evidence, she was arrested and booked on felony charges, including making a terroristic threat. —

Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024 The outlet reports that Couch was in the Army Reserve for six years and was previously charged with making a terroristic threat in Knox County in February. —

Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 Torok noted that students as young as fifth grade have been charged with making terroristic threats, and pointed Axios to recent cases in northern Kentucky and southern Ohio where students had been charged. —

Delano Massey, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 One student at Tecumseh High School was arrested by the Clark County Sheriff’s Department after making an online terroristic threat, according to Hill. —

Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for terroristic

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