molestations
Acts of abuse
Molestations are instances of molesting—unwanted interference, disturbance, or sexual abuse.
The word appears most often in legal and journalistic contexts describing repeated acts of sexual misconduct: The priest faced charges for multiple molestations over two decades.
Less commonly, it refers to any troublesome interference: the molestations of daily life.
Cruel or violent treatment
- assaultViolent offensive act
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- violationBreaking of rules
- predationHunting and consuming prey
grooming · victimization · perpetrator · survivor · trauma · inappropriate · touching · fondling
Amounts owed or alleged
- allegationsUnproven formal claims
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
registry · statute · indictment · testimony · evidence · trial · defendant · victim
State of being bothered
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- botheringCausing irritation repeatedly
vexation · harassment · nuisance · troubling · importuning · intrusion · disruption · aggravation
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
- assaultViolent offensive act
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- violationBreaking of rules
predation · grooming · victimization · perpetrator · survivor · trauma · inappropriate · touching · fondling · exploitation
charges
Amounts owed or alleged
- allegationsUnproven formal claims
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentencing · registry · statute · indictment · testimony · evidence · trial · defendant · victim · complaint
annoyance
State of being bothered
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
bothering · vexation · harassment · nuisance · troubling · importuning · intrusion · disruption · aggravation · irritation
molestationsprotections
Measures preventing harm
safeguarding · nurturing · caretaking · sheltering · guardianship