(harass with persistent requests)

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• importune — verb /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn,ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/ a) To harass with persistent requests. b) To approach to offer ones services as a prostitute …   Wiktionary

• importune — [ˌɪmpɔ: tju:n] verb 1》 harass with persistent requests. 2》 [usu. as noun importuning] approach to offer one s services as a prostitute. Origin C16: from Fr. importuner or med. L. importunari, from L. importunus (see importunate) …   English new terms dictionary

• importune — ► VERB 1) harass with persistent requests. 2) (usu. as noun importuning) approach to offer one s services as a prostitute. ORIGIN Latin importunari, from importunus (see IMPORTUNATE(Cf. ↑importunity)) …   English terms dictionary

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• Bulgaria — /bul gair ee euh, bool /, n. a republic in SE Europe. 8,652,745; 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Cap.: Sofia. * * * Bulgaria Introduction Bulgaria Background: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in …   Universalium

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• Sexual harassment — is unwelcome attention of a sexual nature and is a form of legal and social harassment. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and annoyances to actual sexual abuse or sexual assault. (Dziech et al 1990, Boland 2002)… …   Wikipedia

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• Cyber-bullying — Cyberbully redirects here. It is not to be confused with Cyberbully (film). Cyberbullying hurts logo Cyber bullying is the use of the Internet and related technologies …   Wikipedia

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