variants
or less commonly antiterrorism
: acting against, opposing, or combating terrorism
developed a new anti-terrorism strategy
antiterrorism sanctions
anti-terrorism
noun
or less commonly antiterrorism
a stronger approach to anti-terrorism
Examples of anti-terrorism in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Police have quelled peaceful protests and thrown activists and dissidents into jail using draconian anti-terrorism laws.
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Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Reuters — Judges at the top UN court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a UN anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
The anti-terrorism narrative disappeared with the decline of al-Qaeda and Islamic State in the late 2010s, and no other transnational group group has taken their place.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
In 1982, Italian anti-terrorism forces rescued U.S. Brig.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
She was sentenced to life imprisonment for violating Myanmar’s anti-terrorism law by possessing a drone.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
According to prosecutors, that equipment included network interface controllers and a radio frequency transmitter, whose exports are limited for national security and anti-terrorism reasons.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office now seized will be responsible for shedding light on this matter so that justice can be done in the name of the French people.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
After authorities dispatched anti-terrorism police to Twitter’s New Delhi office, Twitter whisked its top India executive out of the country, fearing his arrest, former company employees recounted.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Reuters — Judges at the top UN court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a UN anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
The anti-terrorism narrative disappeared with the decline of al-Qaeda and Islamic State in the late 2010s, and no other transnational group group has taken their place.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
In 1982, Italian anti-terrorism forces rescued U.S. Brig.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
She was sentenced to life imprisonment for violating Myanmar’s anti-terrorism law by possessing a drone.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
According to prosecutors, that equipment included network interface controllers and a radio frequency transmitter, whose exports are limited for national security and anti-terrorism reasons.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office now seized will be responsible for shedding light on this matter so that justice can be done in the name of the French people.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
After authorities dispatched anti-terrorism police to Twitter’s New Delhi office, Twitter whisked its top India executive out of the country, fearing his arrest, former company employees recounted.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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“Anti-terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-terrorism. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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