Thesaurus results for MOLESTATION

molestation

noun

Definition of molestation

as in persecution

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Recent Examples of molestation Jackson left the ranch in 2005 following a 2003 raid as part of an investigation into child molestation allegations made against the singer. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors charged Cesar Cardoso, 53, with 13 offenses, including two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation, which is punishable by up to life in prison. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 An 18-year-old North Carolina woman threatened to fabricate child molestation accusations if a man didn’t give her cash, according to police in Huntersville. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 He was booked on child molestation charges in 2003, but acquitted on criminal counts. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 In his executive order, DeSantis noted the charges Caruso is facing, which include lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, kidnapping, child abuse causing mental injury, and luring or enticing a child. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 It’s been over six months since the first trial in the Riverside Church child molestation scandal resulted in a settlement for former college basketball star Daryl Powell. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 It was raided in 2003 amid an investigation by police regarding the late musician’s relationship with a minor and molestation allegations. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 Following his March 18 arrest in Arkansas, Joseph Duggar was charged in Bay County with lewd and lascivious behavior — molestation of a victim less than 12 years old — and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Living a life in limbo For years, the US offered protection to people who convinced immigration judges that returning home could mean persecution, torture, or death.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The principle was enshrined in the postwar refugee protection system after Jews and others fleeing Nazi persecution were refused safe haven during World War II.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of persecution

Noun

Unlike under his family’s 54-year police state – where public defiance could mean prison, torture, disappearance or death – they were allowed to go home.

— Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Many have no criminal convictions and have been found to be at risk of torture or persecution, attorneys for the immigrants said.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of torture

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Pete Davidson gave a blunt response when asked about the online harassment of his ex-fiancée, Ariana Grande.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
In this exclusive excerpt from her memoir My Life on the Road, the writer and feminist activist reveals the harassment and discrimination women crew members faced in the '60s and '70s.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of harassment

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To reduce the social and political payoff of disruptive protest, the most effective approach is generally to deny the provocation the reaction it was designed to produce.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026
The regime is committed to responding forcefully to any American provocation, and perhaps even attacking without one.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of provocation

Noun

But sequences in the film that show his inner torment serve an important purpose, says Primetime editor Daniel Garber.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
His wife later told the priest that her husband had felt relief for a few days, but that the real cause of his torment had probably been a brain tumor.

— David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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