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defecation

[def-i-key-shuhn] / ˌdɛf ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
elimination of excrement
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City Councilman Gil Cedillo’s office said in a statement, which would “eliminate illegal alcohol sales, public defecation and urination, and crime and violence that was caused by the market.”

From Los Angeles Times

Economists also largely welcomed Mr Modi's populist signature schemes - millions of new toilets to reduce open defecation, housing loans, subsidised cooking gas and piped water for the poor.

From BBC

Please, New Yorkers and tourists, do not use this rare and tiny hideaway for sex, drugs or defecation.

From New York Times

In his first term in office, he initiated welfare programs ranging from educating girls to ending public defecation across the country.

From Washington Post

—For cats, common signs of distress are inappropriate urination or defecation outside the litter box.

From Seattle Times