In British military doctrine: the unlawful use of force or violence, or the threat of its use.
Definition from the table of threats in JDP 2-00. In Poland, identifying, preventing and detecting terrorist offences is among the tasks of the ABW (Article 5(1)(2) of the Act on the Internal Security Agency and the Foreign Intelligence Agency).1,2
Sources
- UK Ministry of Defence, JDP 2-00 Intelligence, Counter-intelligence and Security Support to Joint Operations, Edition 4, August 2023
- Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Act of 24 May 2002 on the Internal Security Agency and the Foreign Intelligence Agency, consolidated text, Journal of Laws 2024, item 812 (in Polish)
Checked: 3 November 2026