(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:30:59

In*tim`i*da"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. intimidation.]

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.

The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.

 

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