desecrating

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Castillo, 43, was sentenced to nine years for contempt, assault, public disorder and desecrating national symbols.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

That finding strengthened the case against the cemetery workers, who were ultimately convicted in 2015 of desecrating human remains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

But just know you’re desecrating a sacred space.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

There is no law in Sweden that prohibits desecrating religious texts, but such acts have often provoked tension.

From BBC • May 3, 2024

Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein