intimidate

Jeffries is also accused of using a security company to surveil and intimidate witnesses who threatened to expose his misconduct, yet the government agreed to his home detention.

“It is obvious that the frivolous lawsuit filed against my firm is an aggressive attempt to intimidate or silence me and ultimately my clients,” Buzbee wrote in a statement.

In its human rights report on Uganda last year, the US State Department said the "authorities used this law to intimidate internet users from criticizing government policies".

The bill, viewed as an effort to intimidate pro-Palestinian groups, failed Tuesday with 145 Democrats and one Republican voting against it.

On other occasions, people have run alongside me to try to intimidate me.