Harassment is a pattern of behavior that intentionally harasses another person that serves no legitimate purpose. So any behavior that disturbs, upsets or intimidates or is used to control another person that has no legitimate purpose is abusive – intentionally so.
The problem is these terms is that they describe the impact of the behavior, but not the actual behavior. Bullying manifests as specific behavior and actions and to get it to stop, you have to focus on what exactly is happening.
if you are a lawyer who deals in bullying, harassment & discrimination cases, you should understand HOW exactly these behaviors can be stopped.
When a child is called names in school, we call it bullying. When an adult is called names in the workplace, we call it harassment.
