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defilement

[dih-fahyl-muhnt] / dɪˈfaɪl mənt /
NOUN
degradation
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“To allow Plaintiffs to exploit that series of circumstances to their benefit by obtaining those photographs now adds a second defilement to the first,” the company concluded in the filing, the Mail Online reported.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2024

It was and is a project of displacement and defilement meant to reverse progress and shame the proponents of that progress.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

In 1985, he condemned as “a defilement of history” a visit by President Ronald Reagan and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to a military cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, where some SS soldiers had been buried.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2015

"Moreover the main provisions of this bill were designed to stem the issue of defilement and rape which in the minds of Ugandans is a more pressing and urgent matter that needs to be addressed."

From BBC Feb. 9, 2012

It reminded me that even the dead possessed HaShem’s sanctity and divine beauty and that no manner of defilement could take that away.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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