# Offences against the Person Act 1861, Section 16: Threats to kill.


A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out, to kill that other or a third person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offences-against-the-person-act-1861/section-16
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