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state-sponsored terrorism

 

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Noun state-sponsored terrorism has 1 sense
  1. state-sponsored terrorism - terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism
    --1 is a kind of
    terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act

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State-Sponsored Terrorism

Description:

State-sponsored terrorism refers to the acts of terrorism that are supported, organized, or directly carried out by a government or state. This kind of terrorism occurs when a state provides financial, logistical, or ideological assistance to non-state terrorist groups, or when a government utilizes its own military or intelligence agencies to undertake acts of terrorism.

Examples:

As a noun:

  1. The United Nations condemned the country's involvement in state-sponsored terrorism.
  2. Investigative journalists uncovered evidence of state-sponsored terrorism in the region.
  3. Victims of state-sponsored terrorism seek justice for the atrocities committed against them.

As an adjective:

  1. The government was accused of engaging in state-sponsored terrorism activities.
  2. The country's population lived in constant fear due to the ongoing state-sponsored terrorism campaigns.
  3. Counterterrorism efforts were intensified in response to the growing threat of state-sponsored attacks.

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