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Definition of Threats
1. threat [v] - See also: threat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threats
Literary usage of Threats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Mere empty threats, or a threat for which there is no ground, ... Bills and
notes <8=»I04—Plea that notes were given as result of threats held not to show ..."
2. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"Even a reasonable settlement obtained by threats of prosecution ... under which
a criminal rested is obtained by coercion through threats of prosecution by ..."
3. Terrorism: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings by Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, National Research Council (2004)
"The tragic events in New York City and Washington, DC, on September ll, 200l,
represented the end point in the process of realizing the threats from ..."
4. The Law of Unfair Business Competition: Including Chapters on Trade Secrets by Harry Dwight Nims (1909)
"Theory that threats of Prosecution Must be Shown to Warrant Issuance of ...
Kane has been followed, threats have been made and widely disseminated, ..."
5. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1892)
"Southern speakers of ability and influence made such declarations freely, and
the press teemed with threats of like tenor. The menaces were no more arrogant ..."
6. Rules of Evidence as Prescribed by the Common Law: For the Trial of Actions by George William Bradner (1895)
"Evidence of threats and acts of violence on the part of the defendant against
one whom he is charged with having murdered, or assaulted with intent to ..."
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