Definition of "hazing" []

• An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military. (noun)

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• ""Yes, we do have what you call hazing, we do have what you call pranks, but there's a certain level you have to go to, and a certain level that has to be stopped," Pierce said."
• "Technically the same, yes, but by using the word hazing, it sort of lessens the severity of the crime that actually happened"
• "She moves on to the fourth step, which she calls hazing, another way the lead mare establishes dominance over a horse that's new or out of line."