ha·rass /hə-'ras, 'har-əs/ vt [Middle French harasser to exhaust, fatigue, from harer to set a dog on, from Old French hare, interjection used to incite dogs]: to subject persistently and wrongfully to annoying, offensive, or troubling behavior
ha·rass·er n
ha·rass·ment n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.