The phrase "authority attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing arguments or criticisms that undermine someone's authority or credibility.
Example: "The article presented an authority attack on the scientist's findings, questioning his qualifications and motives."
Alternatives: "ad hominem attack" or "credibility assault".
After noting that street names are chosen by municipalities, and that Ayyash Street dates back years, the Palestinian Authority attacked the names of hundreds of Israeli streets and institutions saying they honored men who had "committed crimes against Palestinians".
Jenny Jones, a member of the Metropolitan police authority, attacked the decision to deploy Kennedy: "They are not planning to assassinate the prime minister or blow up a tube train.
Reagan said that when the Polish authorities attack the union Solidarity they attack the entire Polish people.
She is the victim of vaguely worded and arbitrary state-secret laws that are used against activists as part of the authorities' attack on freedom of expression.
He described the authorities' attack on his brother and nephew as "illegal actions" and added: "The moral standards here are rock bottom".
If Israeli authorities attack us physically, the world will know that the Israeli authorities attacked unarmed Americans who were not a threat to anyone.
AS WE noted last week, the new Ukrainian authorities' attacks on media freedom have brought a public rebuke from the American ambassador.
Local authorities attacked Gove for refusing to give them answers over whether new buildings for thousands of pupils would eventually go ahead.
US authorities attacked the leak, saying it could put the lives of coalition soldiers and Afghans, especially informers, at risk.
The Labour Party, while remaining broadly in favour of unitary authorities, attacked the Commission for inconsistency.
