molestation

noun

molestation

noun

UK /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/ · US /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/

Etymology From Old French molestacion, from Latin molestatio. By surface analysis, molest + -ation.

1

The act of molesting.

Derived terms
child molestation, nonmolestation

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