### Question
What is the definition of hazing?


### Answer
The definition of **hazing** is as follows in *10 U.S.C. § 6964*:

> 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. § 6964*
  - Heading: **Subtitle C-Navy and Marine Corps > PART III-EDUCATION AND TRAINING > CHAPTER 603-UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY**

