Definition of Threaten. Meaning of Threaten. Synonyms of Threaten

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Definition of Threaten

Threaten
Threaten Threat"en, v. i. To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. --Shak.

Meaning of Threaten from wikipedia

- intimidation for coercion is considered a threat. Threatening or threatening behavior (or criminal threatening behavior) is the crime of intentionally or knowingly...
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in...
- A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...
- Lethality (also called deadliness or perniciousness) is how capable something is of causing death. Most often it is used when referring to diseases, chemical...
- A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near ****ure. Species that are threatened...
- Chinese idiom. It refers to making an example out of someone in order to threaten others. According to an old folktale, a street entertainer earned a lot...
- John Marriott. Howard was asked by Paxman the same question  – "Did you threaten to overrule him [Lewis]?"  – a total of twelve times in succession (fourteen...
- Threatening the president of the United States is a federal felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871. It consists of knowingly and willfully...
- interactions. Notable concepts include positive and negative face, the face threatening act (FTA), strategies surrounding FTAs and factors influencing the choices...
- Threatened ecological community is a term used in Australia for ecosystems that are in danger of being lost due to some threatening process. Federally...