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.—
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Prosecutors said Porter has a lengthy criminal history in Floyd County, including prior felony convictions for terroristic threats and acts in 2018 and 2019, influencing a witness in 2019, and an unlawful act of violence in a penal institution in 2023.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
He has since been charged with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Thursday.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
He is charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another and other alleged crimes, according to the criminal docket.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
At the time of the shooting, Thomas was out on bond stemming from a misdemeanor terroristic threat charge, Click2Houston reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
He has since been charged with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Thursday.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
He is charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another and other alleged crimes, according to the criminal docket.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
At the time of the shooting, Thomas was out on bond stemming from a misdemeanor terroristic threat charge, Click2Houston reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Terroristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terroristic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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