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1. threats

   A threat is a communication of intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. Intimidation is a tactic used between conflicting parties to make the other timid or psychologically insecure for coercion or control. The act of intimidation for coercion is considered as a threat. Threatening or threatening behavior (or criminal threatening behavior) is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another person in fear of bodily injury. "Threat of harm generally involves a perception of injury...physical or mental damage...act or instance of injury, or a material and detriment or loss to a person."Some of the more common types of threats forbidden by law are those made with an intent to obtain a monetary advantage or to compel a person to act against their will. In most US states, it is an offense to threaten to (1) use a deadly weapon on another person; (2) injure another's person or property; or (3) injure another's reputation.

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1. Threats

   The Threats are a punk band from Dalkeith and Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally formed in 1979 as the Reflectors, the band soon renamed themselves Threats.

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1. THREATS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Threats is ranked #31516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Threats surname appeared 734 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Threats.
   
   88.1% or 647 total occurrences were Black.
   5.7% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3% or 22 total occurrences were White.
   3% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for threats »

1. hatters

2. shatter

How to pronounce threats?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say threats in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of threats in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of threats in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of threats in a Sentence

1. President Barack Obama:

   I look so old, John Boehner's already invited Netanyahu to speak at my funeral, being president is never easy. I still have to fix the broken immigration system. Issue veto threats. Negotiate with Iran. All while finding time to pray five times a day.

2. Becki Falwell:

   Even years after the improper relationship had ended, this person continued to be aggressive with Falwell Jr. wife and me in a variety of ways. Giancarlo Granda finally decided that Giancarlo Granda had to further withdraw completely from him, which resulted in him stepping up his threats to share more outrageous and fabricated claims about Giancarlo Granda, eventually, Giancarlo Granda began threatening to publicly reveal this secret relationship with Falwell Jr. wife and to deliberately embarrass Falwell Jr. wife, family, and Liberty University unless we agreed to pay Giancarlo Granda substantial monies.

3. Julia Jassey:

   It's intense, i've gotten death threats, I've gotten sexual assault threats, I've gotten called lots of slurs, my family's gotten death threats.

4. Darby Saxbe:

   Part of becoming a parent is about becoming hypervigilant to potential threats. You become a threat detection machine.

5. Federal Bureau of Investigation:

   Although at this time no explosive devices have been found at any of the locations, The FBI takes all threats with the utmost seriousness and we are committed to thoroughly and aggressively investigating these threats.

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