predatory incursion

noun

An incursion in the narrow sense; a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government.

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Meanings

nounpredatory incursion (plural predatory incursions)

plural predatory incursions

  1. An incursion in the narrow sense; a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predatory incursion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predatory%20incursion.

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