Menace
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MENACE. A threat; a declaration of an intention to cause evil to happen to
another.
2. When menaces to do an injury to another have been made, the party
making them may, in general, be held to bail to keep the peace; and, when
followed by any inconvenience or loss, the injured party has a civil action
against the wrong doer. Com. Dig. Battery, D; Vin. Ab. h.t.; Bac. Ab.
Assault; Co. Litt. 161 a, 162 b, 253 b; 2 Lutw. 1428. Vide Threat.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.