defilement
Example Sentences
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"Children being cross-examined like adults, children who have been traumatized by defilement ... it shouldn't be happening," she said.
From Reuters
Mr. Obama’s protection of Bears Ears attracted massive new attention to the area; Mr. Trump’s wanton elimination of that protection enabled its defilement.
From Washington Post
Authorities said Brennan Thomas, 19, and Dominic McCall, 18, have been arrested on multiple charges, including defilement of a dead body and three related conspiracy charges.
From Washington Times
It's now up to the Senate to sit in judgment on Trump's defilement of the Constitution.
From Salon
Some 200 years ago, to survive in America, Black people had to escape defilement.
From New York Times
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