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 After being initially charged with making terroristic threats, a former Grafton teacher has been sentenced to two years' probation after pleading guilty to lesser charges. —

Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024 Marks is facing charges of capital murder, terroristic act, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and aggravated assault, the release said. —

Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024 The source here is Tehran — the head of the terrible and murderous and terroristic octopus. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Jan. 2024 But, Decker said, 4chan users help this terroristic content proliferate. —

Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 14 Nov. 2023 At the time of the incident, Stone was on probation after pleading guilty in 2023 to making terroristic threats in a prior incident, per authorities, 11 Alive reported. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024 In October, Stone reportedly pleaded guilty to terroristic threats and was sentenced to one year of probation after being indicted in 2021 for threatening to blow up a building. —

Brie Stimson, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2024 Jose Gutierrez Ojeda, 26, was also arrested and charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and terroristic threats. —

Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024 Bam pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges, including simple assault and making terroristic threats. —

Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023

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