It's all too common to see someone driving a car on a busy freeway while cursing and gesturing at another motorist whose poor driving has offended him or her. Cursing and gesturing are an individual's attempt at

Negative Sanctions.

Explanation:

A negative sanction especially in sociology/social studies are "unofficial", non-governmental punishments for violations of social standards. Informal negative sanctions more often than not are in the form of gossip, public mockery, societal ostracism, verbal abuse or insults, or even threats of bodily harm by other members of the community.

Negative sanctions range on a variety of stages which can be from judgmental looks and mild disapproval, to life captivity or in rare case death penalty.

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