: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving someone (as a fraternity pledge) who is subjected to unpleasant tricks or forced to do unpleasant or unsafe things
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Santa Margarita made a coaching change after an alleged hazing incident in 2024.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Three members of the university's chapter of Delta Tau Delta are facing a hazing charge in connection to the unidentified 18-year-old male's death, according to the Flagstaff Police Department.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Three members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity were arrested on suspicion of hazing.
—Kathy Tulumello, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Three Delta Tau Delta fraternity members have since been arrested and charged with hazing in connection with the death.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Three members of the university's chapter of Delta Tau Delta are facing a hazing charge in connection to the unidentified 18-year-old male's death, according to the Flagstaff Police Department.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Three members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity were arrested on suspicion of hazing.
—Kathy Tulumello, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Three Delta Tau Delta fraternity members have since been arrested and charged with hazing in connection with the death.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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