material support

noun

(in the context of support for terrorism) Any property, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, and transportation, except medicine or religious materials

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Meanings

nounmaterial support (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablelaw(in the context of support for terrorism) Any property, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, and transportation, except medicine or religious materials
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APA

material support. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20support

MLA

“material support.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20support. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “material support,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/material%20support.

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