### Question
How is the term hazing defined?


### Answer
The term **hazing** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 8464* as the following:

> any unauthorized assumption of authority by a midshipman whereby another midshipman suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, or oppression, or the deprivation or abridgement of any right

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 8464*
  - Heading: **Subtitle C-Navy and Marine Corps > PART III-EDUCATION AND TRAINING > CHAPTER 853-UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY**

