Thesaurus results for MOLESTATION

molestation

noun

Definition of molestation

as in persecution

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Recent Examples of molestation Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 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 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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Built and expanded over centuries, Derinkuyu offered a haven for entire communities to vanish underground during times of war or religious persecution, sealing themselves in behind massive stone doors.

— Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Human Rights Watch’s report says some people deported to third countries face detention, abuse and the prospect of persecution.

— Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of persecution

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The Spanish government is investigating accusations detailed in an Amnesty International report of mistreatment and torture by Spanish soldiers.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Pike was convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder in 1996 for the 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Six Lincoln-Way students accused of racial harassment were ultimately allowed to withdraw from the school game incident, instead of being expelled.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The Board of Regents will vote Thursday on changes to the Title IX policy, which governs harassment and discrimination.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of harassment

Noun

In July 2022, for instance, a sheriff’s deputy was captured on video slamming an inmate’s head into a wall at Men’s Central Jail without provocation, as The Times reported at the time.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
He is accused of hitting a man without provocation in Miami Gardens in April, according to court records.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of provocation

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Indeed, at Cannes, Calvo sat through the screening in a state of torment.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
But what her father left out of his memoir and Duong captured in her film was the untold torment of Ba leaving his mother, Nguyen Thị Bay, or grandmother Ba Noi, and close relatives behind in their ancestral village in Vietnam.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

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