desecration
noun
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Examples of desecration in a Sentence
Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2024
In September, Chad Jennings, 34, pleaded guilty to child abuse, first-degree murder, conspiracy and desecration of a human corpse following the death of his son, court records show.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
Respecting the dead International law experts say the desecration of burial grounds contravenes the Rome Statute, the 1998 treaty that established and governs the International Criminal Court (ICC) to adjudicate war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
The Navajo nation objected to human remains being taken to the moon for burial as a desecration.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
The Navajo people, one of the nation's largest indigenous groups, hold the Moon sacred, and putting human remains on the lunar surface amounts to desecration, according to Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2024
Allport responded by asking an associate to remove Lanne's feet and hands, arguing that this didn't count as desecration since the remains were already damaged.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2023
These acts of desecration against Islam’s most holy book have led to a painful debate about freedom of speech in two liberal European nations, as well as outrage in parts of the Islamic world.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
Any form of desecration is taboo; in most forests, even plucking a flower or leaf is prohibited.
—Deepa Bharath, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024
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Word History
circa 1717, in the meaning defined above
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