ANTIHAZING STATUTE

antihazing  statute.A  (usu.  criminal)  law  that  prohibits  an  organization  or  members  of  an

organization from requiring a prospective member, as a condition of membership, to do or submit

to any act that presents a sub-stantial risk of physical or mental harm. • In 1874 Congress passed

the first antihazing statute, directed at stopping hazing by midshipmen at the United States Naval

Academy. Most states have passed their own antihazing statutes. — Also termed hazing statute. [Blacks Law 8th]