MENACING

menacing,n. An attempt to commit common-law assault. • The term is used esp. in jurisdictions that have defined assault to include battery. See ASSAULT. [Cases: Assault and Battery 61; Extortion and Threats 25.1. C.J.S. Assault and Battery § 82; Threats and Unlawful Communications §§ 2–20.]

[Blacks Law 8th]