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21Threat — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Threat >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 threat threat menace Sgm: N 1 defiance defiance &c. 715 Sgm: N 1 abuse abuse minacity intimidation Sgm: N 1 denunciation denunciation Sgm …
22threat — A communicated intent to inflict physical or other harm on any person or on property. A declaration of an intention to injure another or his property by some unlawful act. State v. Schweppe, Minn., 237 N.W.2d 609, 615. A declaration of intention… …
23threat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thret coercion, threat, from Old English thrēat coercion; akin to Middle High German drōz annoyance, Latin trudere to push, thrust Date: before 12th century 1. an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury,… …
24threat — /thret/, n. 1. a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment. 2. an indication or… …
25threat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Declaration of intention to harm Nouns 1. threat, menace, intimidation, commination, minacity, terrorism; empty threat, fulmination, sword or saber rattling; defiance; yellow menace or peril; blackmail,… …
26threat — Words or conduct intended to intimidate. A means of duress. Allen v Plymouth, 313 Mass 356, 47 NE2d 284; Fox v Piercey, 119 Utah 367, 227 P2d 763. In law, a threat is a declaration of an intention or determination to injure another person by the… …
27threat — 1. noun /θrɛt/ a) an expression of intent to injure or punish another. b) an indication of imminent danger. See Also: threaten …
28threat — noun 1) Maggie ignored his threats Syn: threatening remark, warning, ultimatum 2) a possible threat to aircraft Syn: danger, peril, hazard, menace, risk 3) the company faces the threat of liquidation proceedings …
29threat — noun 1) Maggie ignored his threats Syn: threatening remark, warning, ultimatum 2) a possible threat to aircraft Syn: danger, peril, hazard, menace, risk 3) the company faces the threat of l …
30threat — n. 1 a a declaration of an intention to punish or hurt. b Law a menace of bodily hurt or injury, such as may restrain a person s freedom of action. 2 an indication of something undesirable coming (the threat of war). 3 a person or thing as a… …
