stalking

stalking
stalk·ing n: the act or crime of willfully and repeatedly following or harassing another person in circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to fear injury or death esp. because of express or implied threats; broadly: a crime of engaging in a course of conduct directed at a person that serves no legitimate purpose and seriously alarms, annoys, or intimidates that person
◇ Stalking is often considered to be aggravated when the conduct involved also violates a restraining order protecting the victim.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

stalking
n. A form of harassment generally comprised of repeated persistent following with no legitimate reason and with the intention of harming, or so as to arouse anxiety or fear of harm in the person being followed. Stalking may also take the form of harassing telephone calls, computer communications, letter-writing, etc.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


stalking
Criminal activity consisting of the repeated following and harassing of another person.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


stalking
Criminal activity consisting of the repeated following and harassing of another person.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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