Legal Question in Personal Injury in Massachusetts
Verbal Threats
Is it against the law to threaten someones life verbaly in public
Asked on 3/01/02, 11:44 am
3 Answers from Attorneys
Chester V. Shea III
Law Offices of C.V.Shea III
Re: Verbal Threats
To threaten someone, whether in public or private, is illegal. The criminal charge is called "threatening."
Answered on 3/01/02, 12:36 pm
Thomas Workman
Law Offices of Thomas Workman
Re: Verbal Threats
Any threat to commit an act that would be a crime, is itself a crime. To kill someone is murder or manslaughter. To announce that you intend to kill someone would be used to show premeditation, and thus the strongest form of punnishement, for first degree premeditated murder.
Answered on 3/01/02, 3:00 pm
henry lebensbaum
Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)
Re: Verbal Threats
Threatening can be a basis of a civil or criminal complaint. In addition, if it meets certain conditions, you can also seek a restraining order against the person.
Answered on 3/01/02, 9:36 pm
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