serious act
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
the term “serious act” means a single act of threatening, retaliatory, harassing, or violent conduct that is reasonably likely to influence the willingness of a victim or witness to testify or participate in a Federal criminal case or investigation; and
Source
- 2012–present18 U.S.C. § 1514Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness · as used in this section