Originally Posted by
asmac
"Terroristic threats"? Seriously?
That's what it used to be called in my state until a number of years ago it was changed to "criminal threat." I think the term "criminal threat" covers a bit more than just one person terrorizing another.
But basically, criminal threat would be something like telling another person that you're going to kill them and making them have reasonable belief that you will carry it out. Telling someone that while holding a 12" knife gives someone a reasonable fear. Telling them that while holding a banana doesn't.