# Criminal Damage Act 1971, Section 2: Threats to destroy or damage property.

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A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out,—
(a) to destroy or damage any property belonging to that other or a third person; or
(b) to destroy or damage his own property in a way which he knows is likely to endanger the life of that other or third person;
shall be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/48/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-damage-act-1971/section-2
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