molestation

noun

Definition of molestationnext
as in offence

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  1. persecution
  2. torture
  3. provocation
Noun
  • The lawsuit said that even as Shen Yun has been the victim of ongoing persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, the group has adopted some of its persecutor’s practices.
    Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Elphaba refuses to join forces with the Wizard and Madame Morrible, who are leading the persecution of animals to manipulate the masses and gain power.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of persecution
Noun
  • Cutting wasteful government spending that tortures pets is a no-brainer for DOGE to add at the top of its list of programs to put on the chopping block.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • And that’s just the preshow for Kaitlyn, who rolls onto this torture scene ready up the ante on all of it.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of torture
Noun
  • But Biden's basic human decency was another thing that will be much more widely appreciated as the 47th president brings his relentless circus of daily outrages, provocations and schoolyard taunts back into our lives.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In Biden’s tenure, U.S. adversaries have grown increasingly brazen in their provocations and ramped up cooperation with each other.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of provocation
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