from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
TERROR. That state of the mind which arises from the event or phenomenon
that may serve as a prognostic of some catastrophe affright from apparent
danger.
2. One of the constituents of the offence of riot is that the acts of
the persons engaged in it should be to the terror of the people, as a show
of arms, threatening speeches, or turbulent gestures; but it is not
requisite, in order to constitute this crime, that personal violence should
be committed. 3 Camp. R. 369; 1 Hawk. P. C. c. 65, s. 5; 4 C. & P. 373. S.
C. 19 E. C. L. R. 425 4 C. & P. 538; S. C. 19 E. C. L. R. 616. Vide Rolle's
R. 109; Dalt. Just. c. 186; 19 Vin. Ab. Riots, A 8.
3. To constitute a forcible entry, 1 Russ. Cr. 287, the act must be
accompanied with circumstances of violence or terror; and in order to make
the crime of robbery, there must be violence or putting in fear, but both
these circumstances need not concur. 4 Binn. R. 379. Vide Riot; Robbery;
Putting in fear.