Providing financial support for terrorist activities is described as which offense?

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The main idea here is the offense of financing of terrorism—providing funds or financial support to terrorist activities or organizations with the intent to enable them. It covers direct or indirect funding, helping move money, or using financial channels to assist terrorism, even if the funds originate from legitimate sources but are used for terror. This is distinct from fraudulent activities, which involve deceiving others for gain, and from monetary instruments, which are the assets used to move value but don’t by themselves define the crime of supporting terrorism. Specified Unlawful Activities describe certain crimes, but the specific offense described is the provision of financial support to terrorists.