Harasses definition

Harasses means a pattern or course of conduct directed toward another individual that includes, but is not limited to, repeated or continuing unconsented contact, that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress, and that actually causes emotional distress to the victim. Harassment shall include harassing or obscene phone calls as prohibited by Section 1172 of this title and conduct prohibited by Section 850 of this title. Harassment does not include constitutionally protected activity or conduct that serves a legitimate purpose;
Harasses means willful conduct directed at a specific person or persons which would cause a reasonable person mental injury or emotional distress;
Harasses means unlawful harassment as defined in RCW 10.14.020.

Examples of Harasses in a sentence

  • Harasses: Engages in an intentional course of conduct directed at a specified person which alarms or annoys that person, or interferes with the freedom of movement of that person, and which serves no legitimate purpose.

  • Harasses or harassment – Knowing conduct, including written or printed communication or transmission, telephone, cellular, or other wireless telephonic communication, facsimile transmission, pager messages or transmissions, answering machine or voice mail messages or transmissions, and electronic mail messages or other computerized or electronic transmissions directed at a specific person that torments, terrorizes, or terrifies that person and that serves no legitimate purpose.

  • A Student Who Threatens Serious Violence Or Continually Harasses A Staff Member Or Student4.

  • Harasses an employee and/or creates a negative impact that affects an employee who has cooperated, participated or talked with the parties conducting an investigation.

  • Harasses or intimidates another student, a member of staff, a visitor to Lawson College Australia, or any person while the student is engaged in study or other activity as Lawson College Australia’s student, because of race, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual preference.


More Definitions of Harasses

Harasses means an act of harassment as prohibited by § 5-71-208.
Harasses means a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person with the intent to seriously alarm, annoy, or bother the person, and which serves no legitimate purpose. The course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, or be in fear of bodily injury.
Harasses means engages in a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, annoys, torments, or terrorizes the person, and that serves no legitimate purpose.
Harasses means to engage in a course of conduct, directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such person and serves no legitimate purpose.
Harasses means unlawful harassment as defined in RCW10.14.020.
Harasses means a willful course of conduct directed at a specific person or persons which would cause a reasonable person mental injury or emotional distress and which serves no legitimate or lawful purpose;
Harasses means a pattern or course of conduct directed toward another individual that includes, but is not limited to, repeated or continuing uncon- sented contact, that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress, and that actually causes emotional distress to the victim. Harassment shall