'Threatening letters' definitions:

Definition of 'Threatening letters'

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  • Threatening \Threat"en*ing\, a. & n. from Threaten, v. -- {Threat"en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
  • Threatening letters (Law), letters containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters. [1913 Webster]