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CHEMICAL TERRORISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can undermine the personal security of citizens
Example:
a good agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not detectable until symptoms are experienced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chemical terrorism" is a kind of...):
act of terrorism; terrorism; 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)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; 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)