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There is no legal definition of bullying.

However, it's usually defined as behaviour that is:

repeated

intended to hurt someone either physically or emotionally

often aimed at certain groups, for example because of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation

It takes many forms and can include:

physical assault

teasing

making threats

name calling

cyberbullying - bullying via mobile phone or online (for example email, social networks and instant messenger)

Your school should have its own policy to stop bullying.

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Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it

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Physical bullying
Hitting, kicking, punching

verbal bullying
name calling, insults

social Bullying
talking about someone behind there back

cyber bullying
online bullying

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There are many different types of bullying that can be experienced by children and adults alike, some are obvious to spot while others can be more subtle. The different types of bullying that we look at below are some of the ways that bullying could be happening.

Physical bullying

Physical bullying includes hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching and pushing or damaging property. Physical bullying causes both short term and long term damage.

Verbal bullying

Verbal bulling includes name calling, insults, teasing, intimidation, homophobic or racist remarks, or verbal abuse. While verbal bullying can start off harmless, it can escalate to levels which start affecting the individual target.

Social bullying

Social bullying, sometimes referred to as covert bullying, is often harder to recognise and can be carried out behind the bullied person's back. It is designed to harm someone's social reputation and / or cause humiliation.

Social bullying can include:

lying and spreading rumours

negative facial or physical gestures, menacing or contemptuous looks

playing nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliate

mimicking unkindly

encouraging others to social exclude someone

damaging someone's social reputation or social acceptance.

Cyber bullying

The Cyber Bullying Research Centre defines cyber bullying as: Intentional and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, phones, and other electronic devices.

Cyber bullying can be overt or covert bullying behaviours using digital technologies including hardware such as computers and smartphones, and software such as social media, instant messaging, texts, websites and other online platforms.

Cyber bullying can happen at any time. It can be in public or in private and sometimes only known to the target and the person bullying.

Cyber bullying can include:

abusive or hurtful texts, emails or posts, images or videos

deliberately excluding others online

nasty gossip or rumours

imitating others online or using their log-in.

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Types of bullying - National Center Against Bullying

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There are many different types of bullying that can be experienced by children and adults alike, some are obvious to spot while others can be more subtle. The different types of bullying that we look at below are some of the ways that bullying could be happening.

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What to do if you see someone getting bullied

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What to do if you see someone getting bullied

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Even though someone else getting bullied isn't really your problem that doesn't mean that you cant help it stop. The best thing that you can do is report the bullying to a teacher.

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Being bullied is an awful feeling. Whether you are being cyber bullied or bullied face to face it can really affect your mental health and so if you are being bullied the best cause of action is to take action.
One of the first things that you should do is find a trusted adult and tell them. If you want you can tell a teacher or you could tell your parents and they can either contact the parents of the bully or speak to a teacher themselves.
No matter what way you choose you have to do something for the good of yourself.

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Bullying usually happens when the bully has a problem that they don't know how to deal with so they take it out on someone else. This problem might be at home, at school or even  at a club that they take part in.
Bullying is mainly all about power, the person wants to be cool and they want people to fear them. A bully has a low self esteem and that is the main reason why they may act the way that they do.
Another reason why someone may become a bully is if they are jealous of a person or if they have been bullied themselves and try to do the same.

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Bullying is a horrible thing that happens that happens to many children and adults each year.
Bullying is when someone tries to intimidate or harm a person because of there own insecurities or negative feelings towards themselves. Bullying is a repeated action meaning that it will happen every day until it is resolved.