intimidation

  • 11intimidation — Unlawful coercion; extortion; duress; putting in fear. To take, or attempt to take, by intimidation means willfully to take, or attempt to take, by putting in fear of bodily harm. Such fear must arise from the willful conduct of the accused,… …

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  • 12intimidation — Unlawful coercion; extortion; duress; putting in fear. To take, or attempt to take, by intimidation means willfully to take, or attempt to take, by putting in fear of bodily harm. Such fear must arise from the willful conduct of the accused,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13intimidation — intimidate ► VERB ▪ frighten or overawe, especially so as to coerce into doing something. DERIVATIVES intimidation noun intimidator noun intimidatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin intimidare make timid …

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  • 14intimidation — noun see intimidate …

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  • 15intimidation — See intimidatingly. * * * …

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  • 16Intimidation — In|ti|mi|da|ti|on, die; , en [zu lat. timiditas = Furchtsamkeit] (veraltet): Einschüchterung …

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  • 17intimidation — Synonyms and related words: admonition, argumentum baculinum, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blustering, boastfulness, bravado, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, bustle, caution, cautioning, caveat, coercion, commination, cowing,… …

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  • 18intimidation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bullying, browbeating, coercion, threatening, cowing, daunting, frightening, terrorizing, demoralizing, awing, one upmanship, scare tactics*. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An expression of the intent to hurt or punish… …

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  • 19Intimidation — In|ti|mi|da|ti|on die; , en <zu ↑in..., lat. timiditas »Furchtsamkeit, Schüchternheit« u. 1↑...ion> (veraltet) Einschüchterung …

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  • 20intimidation — in·tim·i·da·tion || ɪn‚tɪmɪ deɪʃn n. act of intimidating; fear or timidity caused by threat …

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