stalking. 1. The act or an instance of following another by stealth. 2. The offense of following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, with the purpose of annoying or harassing that person or committing a further crime such as assault or battery. • Some statutory definitions include an element that the person being stalked must […]
cyberstalking. The act of threatening, harassing, or annoying someone through multiple e-mail messages, as through the Internet, esp. with the intent of placing the recipient in fear that an illegal act or an injury will be inflicted on the recipient or a member of the recipient’s family or household.
quit, adj. (Of a debt, obligation, or person) acquitted; free; discharged. quit, vb. 1. To cease (an act, etc.); to stop (he didn’t quit stalking the victim until the police intervened). 2. To leave or surrender possession of (property) (the tenant received a notice to quit but had no intention of quitting the premises).
continuing threat of harm. A condition or situation that presents a high risk of injury at intervals or over an extended period, whether or not an injury has actually occurred. • The condition or situation can be a behavior that is subject to repetition, as with unfair-competition practices or stalking, or an enduring state, such
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