menace

menace
men·ace 1 /'me-nəs/ n
1: a show of an intention to inflict esp. physical harm
accomplished against a person's will by means of force,...menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury — California Penal Code
2: one who represents a threat
menace 2 vb men·aced, men·ac·ing
vt
1: to make a show of intention to harm
2: to represent or pose a threat to
vi: to act in a threatening manner
men·ac·ing·ly adv

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

menace
I noun commination, danger, dangerous situation, hazard, imminent danger, imperilment, intimidating force, intimidation, minacious force, minacity, peril, prognostic, threat II verb affright, alarm, cause alarm, comminate, direct a threat against, disconcert, disquiet, disturb, exhibit hostile intentions, frighten, impend, inspire fear, intimidate, put in bodily fear, put in fear, raise apprehensions, scare, show hostility, startle, strike with overwhelming fear, terrify, threaten, unnerve III index bait (harass), challenge, danger, endanger, frighten, hazard, hector, impend, intimidate, jeopardize, jeopardy, portend, threat, threaten

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


menace
v.
To threaten, especially with the prospect of injury.
n.
A threatening person or thing; a danger.
adj.
menacing See also assault

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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