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The act of molesting or the state of being molested disturbance annoyance...
Molestation
Molestation. In questions arising out of trade disputes, molestation may be described as an act of intimidation, violence, shouting, hooting, etc., in contrast to peaceful persuasion, see R. v. Shepherd, (1869) 11 Cox CC 325. In matrimonial law, an act of serious annoyance.Also in Scots law, the name of an action (now in disuse, being superseded by declarator and interdict) competent to the proprietor of a landed estate against those who disturb his possession--Bell's Scots Law Dict....
molest
molest 1 : to annoy, disturb, or persecute esp. with hostile intent or injurious effect 2 : to make annoying sexual advances to ;specif : to force physical and usually sexual contact on (as a child) mo·les·ta·tion [mō-les-tā-shən, mÄ -, -ləs-] n mo·lest·er n ...
Molester
One who molests...
Insect-infested
Insect-infested, the expression 'insect-infested' was not defined in the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and has, therefore, to be given its ordinary meaning. The word 'infest' appears to have been derived from the latin word 'infestate' which meant 'to assail or molest'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (Volume V at page 259) the word 'infest' means 'To attack assail, annoy or trouble (a person or thing) in a persistent manner', 'to visit persistently or in large number for purposes of destruction or plunder', 'to swarm in or about, so as to be troublesome'. In the same dictionary the word 'infestation' is stated to mean: 'The action of infesting, assailing, harassing, or molesting'. It is also mentioned that the word is now used especially for 'insects which attack plants, grain, etc. in large swarms'. Thus an article of food would be 'insect-infested', if it has been attacked by insects in swarms or numbers, Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Kacheroo Mal, AIR 1976 SC 3...
Encomberment
Hindrance molestation...
Incommode
To give inconvenience or trouble to to disturb or molest to discommode to worry to put out as we are incommoded by lack of room...
Infestation
The act of infesting or state of being infested molestation vexation annoyance...
Molest
To trouble to disturb to render uneasy to interfere with to vex...
molested
sexually abused...
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