antiterrorista

anti-terrorist

adjective ahn-tee-teh-rroh-REES-tah Rare

Also means

counter-terrorism

Usage Note

Antiterrorista is an invariable-ending adjective (same for masculine and feminine) that changes only in number: antiterroristas. It commonly modifies nouns in security and law-enforcement contexts: ley antiterrorista (anti-terrorism law), brigada antiterrorista (anti-terrorist squad). The prefix anti- attaches without a hyphen in standard Spanish orthography. It is exclusively formal and journalistic in register.

Examples

"El gobierno aprobó una nueva ley antiterrorista."

Natural Translation

The government passed a new anti-terrorist law.

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