Activism ranges from complaints and protests to outright threats and physical attacks.

And right now there are apparently those who consider me an outright threat to our national security.

Many other speakers warned of the erosion of civility, loss of political liberties and outright threats to the rule of law that have emerged over the last four years.

Then there are the outright threats.

But there were no outright threats, said Na'eem Syed, 48, who serves as the mosque's spokesman.

While the message was not an outright threat, a Federal court in Pennsylvania ruled it as such because it found no reasonable likelihood that the company would ever sue.

Under the Hobbs Act, the Federal extortion law, it is not necessary to prove an outright threat.

The only state where Mr. Nader appeared to pose an outright threat to the prospects of Mr. Gore was Wisconsin.

Aaron, at 19, brought hope and pride to one contingent but absorbed brutal taunts and outright threats from the other (and dodged beanballs from white opponents).

Under intense pressure or outright threats, these individuals were forced to provide financial support for LTTE operations.