Intimidation

intentional behavior that "would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" to fear

Intimidation is intentional behavior by a person that has another (or others) in fear of injury or harm.[1]

Threatening (or more specifically: threatening actions/behavior) is the crime of when one, when knowing or with any intent, puts someone else in danger of bodily, emotional, intellectual/cognitive, sexual or financial harm or negative.[2] Threats also include property damage, intent/planning to terrorize others and hating/condemning people of particular genders, races or ethnicity classes.[3]

Intimidating another person is a crime in several states in the U.S..

Intimidation related to hate, prejudice or discrimination often includes the following: "which annoys, threatens, intimidates, alarms, or puts a person in fear of their safety...because of a belief or perception regarding such person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct."[4]

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  1. The Intimidation Meaning. Vocabulary. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. "The Threats of Harm Definition". US Legal. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  3. "Sexual Intimidation". Law Insiders. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. "Harassment Law and Legal Definition". uslegal.com. USLegal.