(either harris-meant or huh-rass-meant) n. the act of systematic and/or continued
unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands.
The purposes may vary, including racial prejudice, personal malice, an attempt to
force someone to quit a job or grant sexual favors, apply illegal pressure to collect
a bill or merely gain sadistic pleasure from making someone anxious or fearful.
Such activities may be the basis for a lawsuit if due to discrimination based on
race or sex, a violation on the statutory limitations on collection agencies, involve
revenge by an ex-spouse, or be shown to be a form of blackmail ("I'll stop bothering
you if you'll go to bed with me"). The victim may file a petition for a "stay away"
(restraining) order, intended to prevent contact by the offensive party. A systematic
pattern of harassment by an employee against another worker may subject the employer
to a lawsuit for failure to protect the worker.
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