Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
harassment
Words, conduct, or action (usu. repeated or persistent) that, being directed at a specific person, annoys, alarms, or causes substantial emotional distress in that person and serves no legitimate purpose. 0 Harassment is actionable in some circumstances, as when a creditor uses threatening or abusive tactics to collect a debt. - harass (har-as or ha-ras), ub.
hostile-environment sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment in which a work environment is created where an employee is subject to unwelcome verbal or physical sexual behavior that is either severe or pervasive. ( This type of harassment might occur, for example, if a group of coworkers repeatedly emailed pornographic pictures to a colleague who found the pictures offensive.
quid pro quo sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in which the satisfaction of a sexual demand is used as the basis of an employment decision. ( This type of harassment might occur, for example, if a boss fired or demoted an employee who refused to go on a date with the boss.
same sex. sexual harassment
See SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
same-sex harassment
See HARASSMENT.
sexual harassment
A type of employment discrimination consisting in verbal or physical abuse of a sexual nature. See HARASSMENT.