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- sexual harassment noun : uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature especially by a person in authority toward a subordinate (such as an employee or student)
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b (1) : to annoy persistently. was harassing his younger brother. (2) : to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct. was being harassed by her classmates. claims that the police were unfairly harassing him. 2. : to worry and impede by repeated raids.
The meaning of HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT is sexual harassment that has the effect of unreasonably interfering with a victim's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment that affects the victim's psychological well-being —called also hostile environment harassment.
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What the dictionary says: What the EEOC says: What average people say: In a March 2017 survey of U.S. adults conducted by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), 60% of women and 48% of men considered "unwanted verbal remarks that are provocative or unsolicited" to be sexual violence or assault (setting — i.e., workplace or not — was ...
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What the dictionary says: What the Justice Department says: What people say: In the NSVRC survey, 87% of women and 82% of men agreed that sexual intercourse where one of the partners does not give consent counts as sexual violence or assault. And 74% of women and 71% of men said the same of sexual intercourse with a partner who is severely intoxica...
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The meaning of SEXUAL ASSAULT is illegal sexual contact that usually involves force upon a person without consent or is inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent (as because of age or physical or mental incapacity) or who places the assailant (such as a doctor) in a position of trust or authority.
Sexual harassment definition: unwelcome sexual advances, either verbal or physical, especially by someone with power or authority. See examples of SEXUAL HARASSMENT used in a sentence.
Sexual harassment definition: unwelcome sexual advances, either verbal or physical, especially by someone with power or authority. See examples of SEXUAL HARASSMENT used in a sentence.
