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Stalking is to follow or observe a person persistently and surreptitiously, sometimes done out of obsession
or derangement. Stalking may involve the intent to acquire private information or objects. Common victims of stalking include
celebrities, ex-huisbands/wives and -boy/girlfriends, and teachers. In more extreme cases, stalking leads to threats or
violence.
Examples are a fan stalking a celebrity, somebody stalking an ex-lover whom he or she wants back, and other cases of non-reciprocal
love.
The legality of the practice is defined differently under different jurisdictions; some define the act as it stands as illegal, while some only define stalking illegal once it
becomes threatening or endangers the one being stalked.
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