Stalking, Harassment and Intimidation

Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of an offensive nature.

Menacing, brandishment or brandishing are criminal offenses in many U.S. states consisting of displaying a weapon with the intent of placing another person in fear of imminent physical injury or death.

Crimen injuria is a crime under South African common law, defined as the act of "unlawfully, intentionally, and seriously impairing the dignity of another." Although difficult to precisely define, the crime is used in the prosecution of certain instances of road rage, stalking, racially offensive language, emotional or psychological abuse, and sexual offences against children.

Fear or provocation of violence is a statutory offence in England and Wales created under the Public Order Act 1986.

Bullying is the use of force, aggression, coercion, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, dominate, or intimidate one or more others.

Intrusion on seclusion is one of the four privacy torts created under U.S. common law.

Stalking is unwanted or repeated surveillance or contact by an individual or group toward another person.

Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, group, or organization.

Hazing is defined as an abusive, often humiliating form of initiation