defilement
Example Sentences
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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
Some 200 years ago, to survive in America, Black people had to escape defilement.
From New York Times
Dead at the hands of the ambassador, he having discovered the defilement of the apartment.
From New York Times
It was an act of defilement to use such a place for partisan political rhetoric intended to provoke division and fear.
From Washington Post
The new law also applies to acts of defilement besides burning, such as publicly ripping a flag up.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
