### Question
How does the law define false threat?


### Answer
Under *10 U.S.C. § 915*, **false threat** is defined as:

> a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 915*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER X-PUNITIVE ARTICLES**

