Restrain by a threat
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DETERRestrain by a threat.
continenttemperate, able to restrain / a vast landmass not broken up by seas
pinioningrestrain (a bird) from flight especially by cutting off the pinion of one wing
chokeholdA tight grip around a person's neck, used to restrain him or her by restricting breathing
chokeholdsA tight grip around a person's neck, used to restrain him or her by restricting breathing
threatensto offer (punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat
robbedTake property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force
robbingTake property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force
graymailA tactic used by the defense in a spy trial, involving the threat to expose government secrets unless charges against the defendant are dropped
graymailsA tactic used by the defense in a spy trial, involving the threat to expose government secrets unless charges against the defendant are dropped
terrorsThe period of the French Revolution between mid 1793 and July 1794 when the ruling Jacobin faction, dominated by Robespierre, ruthlessly executed anyone considered a threat to their regime
eclampsiaA condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby