aggressor's
The instigator's own
The possessive form of aggressor—one who initiates conflict or attack.
An aggressor's motives may be territorial, ideological, or personal: The aggressor's tanks crossed the border at dawn.
In legal contexts, an aggressor's actions determine liability: The aggressor's first punch established who started the fight.
Legal or financial obligation
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- faultImperfection or blame
- damagesCompensation for injury
prosecution · defendant · intent · negligence · wrongdoing · accountability · penalty · sanctions
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- motiveReason for action
- mindsetEstablished mental attitude
- rageIntense, violent anger
impulse · dominance · intimidation · control · provocation · threat · pattern · abuse
Aggressive act against another
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- forcesCauses of motion
- armyOrganized land-based military
troops · advance · territory · occupation · conquest · campaign · weapons · strategy
Sovereign political entity
- regimeSystem of governance
- stateCondition or mode
- governmentAuthority over a state
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
sovereignty · borders · expansionism · imperialism · hegemony · annexation · provocation · diplomacy
Offensive or illegal
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- tackleGear or takedown
- chargeCost or accusation
- infractionMinor rule breach
flagrant · unsportsmanlike · roughing · contact · violation · ejection · suspension · referee
liability
Legal or financial obligation
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- faultImperfection or blame
damages · prosecution · defendant · intent · negligence · wrongdoing · accountability · penalty · sanctions · reparations
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
rage · impulse · dominance · intimidation · control · provocation · threat · pattern · abuse · manipulation
attack
Aggressive act against another
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- forcesCauses of motion
army · troops · advance · territory · occupation · conquest · campaign · weapons · strategy · commander
nation
Sovereign political entity
- regimeSystem of governance
- stateCondition or mode
- governmentAuthority over a state
sanctions · sovereignty · borders · expansionism · imperialism · hegemony · annexation · provocation · diplomacy · embargo
foul
Offensive or illegal
infraction · flagrant · unsportsmanlike · roughing · contact · violation · ejection · suspension · referee · yellow card
aggressor'svictim's
Belonging to harmed party
defender's · target's · defendant's · prey's · recipient's
- passive aggressorOne who attacks indirectly