n. An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or practice of harassing or abusing a new-comer, as a student at college or a sailor at sea, by practical jokes or tricks.
Word Usage
""Yes, we do have what you call hazing, we do have what you call pranks, but there's a certain level you have to go to, and a certain level that has to be stopped," Pierce said."