jafar (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Jafar*:
NOUN	person	Jafar, Jaffar, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Jafar Umar Thalib	Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad

English > *Jafar*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000).
Synonyms	Jaffar, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Jafar Umar Thalib
Category	terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act	The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance of	terrorist	A radical who employs terror as a political weapon

HyperDic: jafar