The phrase "a message of intimidation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a communication that is intended to instill fear or coerce someone into action.
Example: "The threatening letter was clearly a message of intimidation aimed at silencing the whistleblower."
Alternatives: "a threat of coercion" or "an intimidating communication".
She served first and delivered three aces in her opening game, sending a message of intimidation without saying a word.
"I intended to create chaos and send a message of intimidation and coercion to the Jewish population of New York City, warning them to stop mistreating Muslims".
There was a message of intimidation behind this shooting, an act that mirrors a history of terrorism against black institutions involved in promoting civil and human rights.
This was obviously designed to send a message of intimidation to those of us working journalistically on reporting on the NSA and its British counterpart, the GCHQ.
"To detain my partner for a full nine hours while denying him a lawyer, and then seize large amounts of his possessions, is clearly intended to send a message of intimidation to those of us who have been reporting on the NSA and GCHQ.
He said it was "clearly intended to send a message of intimidation to those of us who have been reporting on the NSA and [UK intelligence agency] GCHQ".
But in the case of Virginia's cross-burning law, the expression prohibited is a message of racial intimidation and a clear threat of violence.
Later, in 2006, gunmen shot dead one of Mr. López's bodyguards while he sat in Mr. López's car, an episode that he said was meant to send a chilling message of intimidation.
Though the case has stalled, it sends a strong message of intimidation.
But conveying a thuggish message of intimidation is exactly what the UK and their superiors in the US national security state are attempting to accomplish with virtually everything they are now doing in this matter.
