molestation

noun

Definition of molestationnext
as in offence

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  1. persecution
  2. torture
  3. provocation
Noun
  • Israel was formed by Jews who saw the region as their historical homeland and who were fleeing persecution, pogroms, and the Holocaust in Europe, and persecution throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Trump's years-long Orwellian disinformation campaign justifying the riot as legitimate political expression and lionizing the perpetrators as heroes suffering from unjust persecution succeeded in muddying what should have been crystal-clear waters.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of persecution
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  • The torture the men experienced at the hands of CIA operatives has made some evidence against them inadmissible in court.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Men are scalped, women are executed, and kids are hurt bad enough for their ensuing recovery to be seen as torture.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of torture
Noun
  • All of that and more is a strong and effective response to the provocations from North Korea.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, many Western nations turned a blind eye to Moscow provocations.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of provocation
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