infliction

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In addition to negligence, his lawsuit also accuses the producers of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"There is no military objective that justifies the wholesale destruction of a society's infrastructure or the deliberate infliction of suffering on civilian populations," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Ladera filed her lawsuit in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court on Sept. 15, alleging invasion of privacy, sexual cyberharassment under Florida Statute §784.049, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Lively is trying to drop claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress, the publication added.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

But his welcome there was no longer what it used to be, even though through his good offices the dreadful infliction of soldiers' wives had been removed.

From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis