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ostrichism - Self-delusion, a refusal to cope with something, such as a threatâfiguratively hiding one's head in the sand, as the animal is mistakenly thought to do. threat - A word for a throng or crowd of people. Threat a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng. threat Past participle: threated
A threat has been defined to be any menace of such a nature and extent as to unsettle the mind of the person on whom it operates, and to take away from his acts that free, voluntary action which alone constitutes consent. Abbott.See State v. Cushing. 17 Wash.544. threat has been defined to be any menace of such a nature and extent as to unsettle the mind of the person on whom it operates, and to take away from his acts that free, voluntary action which alone constitutes consent. Abbott. See State v. Cushing. 17 Wash. 544.