Covers a wide range of behaviour of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood to be behaviour intended to disturb, threaten or upset, and it is characteristically repetitive.

A legal document, usually in writing, giving details of a formal legally binding agreement, between two or more different people or groups. To be legally binding it must contain certain elements: it must contain an offer made by one party and accepted in its entirety by the other, it must include some form of consideration whether it be money, goods or services, and it must be properly signed by all parties to it, and dated.

A contract in which all elements of a contract are specifically stated (offer, acceptance and consideration), and the terms are set out, as compared with an implied contract in which the existence of the contract is assumed by the circumstances.

Termination of employment against the will of an employee; the end of an action or claim before a judgment has been delivered, often during the very early stages.