liberty to … worship without molestation—William Sewel
seas upon which our ships and planes can travel without molestation—U.S. Code
2
a
Scots law: interference with or troubling another in his possession of land
b
: willful injury inflicted upon another by interference with his user of rights as to person, character, social position, or property
Word History
Etymology
Middle English molestacioun, from Middle French molestation, from Late Latin molestation-, molestatio, from Latin molestatus (past participle of molestare) + -ion-, -io -ion
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