continuing threat of harm

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 as environmental contamination. — Also termed threat of continuing harm; continuing threat of injury; threat of continuing injury. Cf. continuing injury under INJURY.

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