Threat

[1][2] Intimidation is a tactic used between conflicting parties to make the other timid or psychologically insecure for coercion or control.

[3] 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.

[4] In Brazil, the crime of threatening someone, defined as a threat to cause unjust and grave harm, is punishable by a fine or three months to one year in prison, as described in the Brazilian Penal Code, article 147.

The German Strafgesetzbuch § 241 punishes the crime of threat with a prison term for up to three years or a fine.

In the United States, federal law criminalizes certain true threats transmitted via the U.S. mail[5] or in interstate commerce.