18 U.S.C. Sec. 1591(E)(1) ABUSE OR THREATENED ABUSE OF LAW OR LEGAL PROCESS is a federal law that prohibits the abuse or threatened abuse of legal process. This law applies to any person who knowingly uses, or threatens to use, any process, whether legal or illegal, to harass, intimidate, or threaten another person, in order to get them to do or refrain from doing something. This law applies to all forms of legal process, including civil and criminal proceedings, as well as administrative proceedings. Types of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1591(E)(1) Abuse or Threatened Abuse of Law or Legal Process include: civil and criminal litigation, administrative proceedings, and other forms of legal process.