Intentional harassment, alarm or distress is a statutory offence in England and Wales. It is an aggravated form of the offence of harassment, alarm or...
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Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 (redirect from Harassment, Alarm or Distress)
amended in 2014. An aggravated form of the offence, "intentional harassment, alarm or distress", was added as section 4A of the same Act by the Criminal...
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Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (section Fear or provocation of violence and intentional harassment, alarm or distress)
creates the distinct offence of racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress. A person is guilty of this offence if he...
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creates the offence of intentional harassment, alarm or distress. Section 5 creates the offence of harassment, alarm or distress. This Act was primarily...
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as any repeated or continuing uninvited contact that serves no useful purpose beyond creating alarm, annoyance, or emotional distress.[citation needed]...
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The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (c. 47) is an act of the United Kingdom House of Commons tabled as a private member's bill...
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expression and the right of the wider public to be protected from harassment, alarm and distress. As a member of the International Naturist Federation, British...
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not guilty and was convicted of one charge of causing intentional, harassment alarm or distress and he was fined £1,200. After Brown's asylum claim was...
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Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations (category Sexual harassment in the United States)
sued Spacey for sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress under the Child Victims Act. In the subsequent federal...
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– Intentional harassment, alarm or distress added by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Section 5 – Harassment, alarm or distress...
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The two charges of using either spoken or written words to cause 'Intentional Harassment, Alarm Or Distress', under Section 5 of the Public Order Act...
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between male and female or employer and employee. As such, sexual harassment can be committed by a female against a male, or an employee against an employer...
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Indecent exposure (category Sexual harassment)
commits an offence if— he intentionally exposes his genitals, and he intends that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress. The maximum penalty...
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Stalking (redirect from Criminal harassment)
into the Protection From Harassment Act 1997 which covered 'Stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress'. This created the offence...
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players for harassment (defined as being rude or threatening, making unwelcome sexual advances, or performing activities likely to annoy or alarm somebody)...
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public acts likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Section 4 also prohibits threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior with intent to cause...
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Assault (category Vague or ambiguous geographic scope from September 2018)
Yalof (2009). "The Case for a Criminal Law Theory of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress". Criminal Law Brief. 5: 33. FELSON, RICHARD B.; STEADMAN...
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repetitive behaviour over a long period, intended to cause offence and alarm, was held the kind of behaviour which the public has an interest in condemning...
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public general acts, lowercase Roman numerals in the case of local acts, or italicised Arabic numerals in the case of personal acts. These run as separate...
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Fox News controversies (redirect from Fox News sexual harassment allegations)
consent. He is also suing for unjust enrichment and intentional infliction of emotional distress." The lawsuit also addresses a program that Fox had aired...
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of speech, and is confined to addressing speech that causes "harassment, alarm, or distress". In South Korea, both true and false statements can be considered...
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Intimidation (category Harassment and bullying)
coercion, terrorizing and assault in the traditional sense. This includes intentional behaviors of forcing another person to experience general discomfort...
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public general acts, lowercase Roman numerals in the case of local acts, or italicised Arabic numerals in the case of personal acts. These run as separate...
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Anti-social behaviour (category Symptoms or signs involving appearance or behaviour)
behaviour as acting in a manner that has "caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household" as the...
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Upskirt (category Sexual harassment)
normally be visible, for the purpose of sexual gratification or to cause humiliation, alarm or distress. The maximum sentence for the offence is two years' imprisonment...
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Profanity (category Harassment and bullying)
England and Wales, swearing in public where it is seen to cause harassment, alarm or distress may constitute an offence under section 5(1) and (6) of the...
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forces have committed or been accused of committing since the founding of Israel in 1948. These have included murder, intentional targeting of civilians...
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Whistleblowing (category Articles intentionally citing retracted publications)
fields for fear of harassment. In order to help whistleblowers, private organizations have formed whistleblower legal defense funds or support groups. Examples...
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Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States (section Foreign purchase of or acquisition of title to real property)
property destruction, 9% experienced physical assault or intimidation, 20% faced verbal or online harassment, and 46% encountered unequal treatment. On April...
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conflict, fight, or gang-related issue), 16% are accidental (when a gun is brought to campus and accidentally discharges), 14% are intentional but indiscriminate...
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