police harassment

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• Harassment — refers to a wide spectrum of offensive behaviour. The term commonly refers to behaviour intended to disturb or upset, and, when the term is used in a legal sense, it refers to behaviours which are found threatening or disturbing. Sexual… …   Wikipedia

• harassment — har|ass|ment [ˈhærəsmənt, həˈræsmənt] n [U] when someone behaves in an unpleasant or threatening way towards you ▪ African Americans have been complaining about police harassment for years. harassment of ▪ Political parties are banned, and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Police accountability — involves holding both individual police officers, as well as law enforcement agencies responsible for effectively delivering basic services of crime control and maintaining order, while treating individuals fairly and within the bounds of law.… …   Wikipedia

• Harassment, alarm or distress — In English law, Harassment, Alarm or Distress forms part of the Public Order Act 1986 (amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994) under sections 4A and 5. Provisions of the lawThe Public Order Act 1986, Section 5 states::(1) A… …   Wikipedia

• police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …   Universalium

• harassment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ racial, sexual ▪ police ▪ constant, continual VERB + HARASSMENT ▪ be subject to …   Collocations dictionary

• harassment — n. 1) to engage in harassment 2) police; sexual harassment * * * [ hærəsmənt] sexual harassment police to engage in harassment …   Combinatory dictionary

• harassment — [[t]hæ̱rəsmənt, həræ̱s [/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft adj N Harassment is behaviour which is intended to trouble or annoy someone, for example repeated attacks on them or attempts to cause them problems. Another survey found that 51 per cent of women had… …   English dictionary

• police — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, mounted ▪ plain clothes, uniformed ▪ undercover ▪ riot, traffic …   Collocations dictionary

• March 29, 2006 Capitol Hill police incident — On March 29, 2006, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of Georgia entered the Longworth House Office Building s southeast entrance after walking around the metal detector at the security checkpoint. She proceeded westward down the ground floor hallway …   Wikipedia

• March 29, 2006, Capitol Hill police incident — Cynthia McKinney s Congressional photo. On March 29, 2006, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of Georgia had a dispute with Capitol Police. McKinney entered the Longworth House Office Building s southeast entrance after walking around the metal… …   Wikipedia