A new dimension to what constitutes money laundering is with respect to terrorism, whereby legitimate or clean money is committed to the financing of unlawful activity. The definition of money laundering that encompasses any unlawful activity would be well inclusive and would provide law enforcement with a wider legal arm.
The combating of financing of terrorism, which is an unlawful act, is in most jurisdictions provided for in separate legislations but linked to the mainstream national anti money laundering laws, especially in respect of detection. The anti money laundering legislations that are being promulgated by most jurisdictions have and are criminalizing the act of money laundering as defined above.