: 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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The suits occurred shortly after a university investigation into hazing that concluded that knowledge of the hazing was widespread in the football program.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Cheltenham has canceled the 2026 football season for the high school's varsity and junior varsity programs, months after the 2025 season ended amid a hazing investigation.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Smith was indicted for principal to manslaughter, principal to felony hazing and obstruction of justice.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta are all facing some level of disciplinary action stemming from allegations of hazing, according to letters sent by the dean of students and obtained by Fox News Digital.
—Julia Bonavita , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Cheltenham has canceled the 2026 football season for the high school's varsity and junior varsity programs, months after the 2025 season ended amid a hazing investigation.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Smith was indicted for principal to manslaughter, principal to felony hazing and obstruction of justice.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta are all facing some level of disciplinary action stemming from allegations of hazing, according to letters sent by the dean of students and obtained by Fox News Digital.
—Julia Bonavita , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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