infliction
noun
in·flic·tion
in-ˈflik-shən 
1
: the act of inflicting
2
: something (such as punishment or suffering) that is inflicted
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The Carmichael couple also accuses the hospital network of violating their right to privacy, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and medical malpractice.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
B’Tselem’s Our Genocide report catalogued mass killings, deliberate infliction of life-destroying conditions, and evidence of intent.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Brittany Neuheisel—a former assistant to Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, who sued him in February for alleged discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress—has been denied a late effort to keep her case out of arbitration.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Gibson’s new lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan state court, includes the same allegations but now cites New York laws for her claims of discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
B’Tselem’s Our Genocide report catalogued mass killings, deliberate infliction of life-destroying conditions, and evidence of intent.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Brittany Neuheisel—a former assistant to Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, who sued him in February for alleged discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress—has been denied a late effort to keep her case out of arbitration.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Gibson’s new lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan state court, includes the same allegations but now cites New York laws for her claims of discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infliction
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“Infliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infliction. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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