Legal Definition and Related Resources of Molestation
Meaning of Molestation
In Scotch law. The name of an action competent to the proprietor of a landed estate against those who disturb his possession. It is chiefly used in questions of commonty, or of controverted marches. Ersk. Inst. 4. 1. 48.
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Synonyms of Molestation
noun
- abuse
- aggravation
- annoyance
- bother
- disturbance
- ill treatment
- ill usage
- inconvenience
- interference
- interruption
- intrusion
- irritation
- maltreatment
- meddling
- mistreatment
- nuisance
- oppression
- persecution
- vexatio
- vexation
Molestation in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of molestation.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Molestation
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c. 1400, “action of annoying or vexing,” from Old French molestacion “vexation, harassing,” and directly from Medieval Latin molestationem (nominative molestatio), noun of action from past participle stem of molestare (see molest). It meant “the harassing of a person in his possession or occupation of lands” in Scottish law; in English common law it came to mean “injury inflicted upon another.”
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- Law Enforcement Officer
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- Law Enforcement Agency
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