Intimidation, defamation and vigilantism are offenses against people that work through fear, reputation or private force. Intimidation is an act or course of conduct directed at a specific person to cause that person to fear, and victims need not prove actual fear, since words, actions or accumulated behavior that would make a reasonable person apprehend fear are enough. Defamation is a statement that harms another person's reputation, with libel covering written statements and slander spoken ones, and it must be balanced against freedom of speech. Vigilantism is unauthorized law enforcement by individuals without legal authority, often to seek retribution, and it typically uses force or violence.
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Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: intimidation
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Intimidation is an act or course of conduct directed at a specific person to cause that person to fear or apprehend fear.
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: defamation
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Defamation is a statement that harms another person's reputation.
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: vigilantism
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Vigilantism is the act of unauthorized law enforcement activities carried out by individuals without legal authority
Intimidation, Wikipedia
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Intimidation is a behavior and legal wrong which usually involves deterring or coercing an individual by threat of violence.
Wikipedia: Mopery
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Mopery () is a vague, informal name for minor offenses.
Vigilantism (Wikipedia)
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Vigilantism () is an act commonly summarized as "taking the law into one's own hands" which, according to Merriam Webster, means "to try to punish someone for breaking a law even though one does not have the right to do that." A vigilante is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism.
Defamation (Wikipedia)
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Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury.
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