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Definition of Counterthreat
1. Noun. A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Counterthreat
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterthreat
Literary usage of Counterthreat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Character and Temperament by Joseph Jastrow (1915)
"even counterthreat with stick or boot. Evidently the emotions go but part way in
the regulation of even simple conduct—as in the higher life, feelings are ..."
2. Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future by National Research Council (U.S.). (2006)
"Complete fundamental research necessary to develop and incorporate encryption
techniques, threat detection, and counterthreat strategies. ..."
3. Peace Corps: Initiatives for Addressing Safety and Security Challenges Hold by Phyllis Anderson, Jess T. Ford (2003)
"... protective devices, such as walls and locks; and • deterrence—eliminating
threats by posing a counterthreat, for example, by employing armed guards. ..."
4. Cultivating Peace: Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management by Daniel Buckles (1999)
"Some of these villagers issued a counterthreat that they would burn forest if
they had to move. This is another example of the constraints on district ..."
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