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molestation

noun

Definition of molestation

as in persecution

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Recent Examples of molestation 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 The movie was supposed to address the molestation accusations, but those plans had to be scrapped after attorneys for the Jackson estate discovered a clause in the settlement with one of the accusers that barred the depiction of him in any movie. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

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That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
In the film’s ostensible present, as the lengthy raid unfolds, a noble, unnamed police constable (Anurag Thakur) objects to his superiors’ methods and their persecution of Devi at large.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of persecution

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They were held to answer on murder and torture charges Thursday after a four-day preliminary hearing in Compton, and face either life in prison or the death penalty if convicted at trial.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
On Thursday, after an eight-day trial, a 10-person federal jury found that Plazas Vega was not civilly liable for Urán’s torture or extrajudicial killing.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

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Eckhart disputed the network’s explanation and alleged she was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about harassment and a toxic workplace.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
Some incidents of harassment against tribal spearers still occur every season in the area.

— Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of harassment

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The collections showed a dichotomy of heritage meets contemporary life; intimacy meets provocation; belonging intersects with rootlessness, and memories, music, nature, street culture and personal histories become material for visual language.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Recently, our president engaged in yet another of his unseemly acts, which quickly passed like so many other indecencies once fresh provocations arrived.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of provocation

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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

Definition of torment

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