death threat

collocation in English

meaningsofdeathandthreat

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death
noun[C or U]
uk
/deθ/us
/deθ/
the end ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk
/θret/us
/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition ofdeathandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeath threat

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They should seek international agreement to condemn thatdeaththreat.
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Behind the scenes we can apply pressure to achieve conciliation and withdrawal of thedeaththreat.
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The situation is that if one comes under adeaththreat, one can be moved from one's house.
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Last night, as a husband was not home, a wife had carved on her body adeaththreatagainst him.
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The king receives adeaththreatover the phone.
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For thisdeaththreat, he was sentenced to a fine and a year in jail (suspended).
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She reports receiving adeaththreatwhile working on the film.
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He was convicted for sending adeaththreatto a political organization.
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The founders who receiveddeaththreatphotos took it very seriously.
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The letter contains adeaththreat, but is dismissed by the locals as a practical joke.
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Not long after he arrived, he received adeaththreatwarning him to abandon the commission.
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Now, he has got adeaththreatfor taking up the issue.
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His lawyers, however, said that he left because he had received adeaththreat.
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She did not mention the allegeddeaththreator any other allegations regarding threats.
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Individuals identified by the post reported receiving harassing phone calls and, in one instance, adeaththreat.
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She said that she received adeaththreaton a telephone call in the court ushers' offices.
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These threats are often designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior, thus adeaththreatcan be a form of coercion.
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For example, adeaththreatcould be used to dissuade a public figure from pursuing a criminal investigation or an advocacy campaign.
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This led to derogatory phone calls to the theater, adeaththreatleft on an answering machine, and subsequently, cancellations by five tour groups.
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