Telephone Harassment
/ˈtɛlɪˌfoʊn ˌhærəsmənt/
Definitions
- (n.) The act of using a telephone to make repeated, threatening, obscene, or harassing calls with intent to annoy, alarm, or abuse another person.
The defendant was charged with telephone harassment for repeatedly calling the victim with threatening messages.
Forms
- telephone harassment
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Commentary
Telephone harassment statutes focus on the intent and nature of the calls, often requiring a pattern or specific threatening content to establish criminal liability.
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