infliction
noun
in·flic·tion
in-ˈflik-shən 
1
: the act of inflicting
2
: something (such as punishment or suffering) that is inflicted
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Along with dismissing the defamation claims, Torres tossed all the other allegations in Sherman’s complaint: Negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, vexatious litigation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
On Monday, June 2, it was revealed that Lively, 37, chose to drop the 10th and 11th causes of action against Baldoni, 41, for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 3 June 2025
In the long march to that day, the latest skirmish is over Lively’s 10th Cause of Action for intentional infliction of emotional distress and her 11th Cause of Action for negligent infliction of emotional distress from her December 31 filing.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 June 2025
The counter lawsuit from Robinson and his wife accuses the Jane Does and their attorneys of slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress and financial elder abuse, according to Variety.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
On Monday, June 2, it was revealed that Lively, 37, chose to drop the 10th and 11th causes of action against Baldoni, 41, for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 3 June 2025
In the long march to that day, the latest skirmish is over Lively’s 10th Cause of Action for intentional infliction of emotional distress and her 11th Cause of Action for negligent infliction of emotional distress from her December 31 filing.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 June 2025
The counter lawsuit from Robinson and his wife accuses the Jane Does and their attorneys of slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress and financial elder abuse, according to Variety.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
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“Infliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infliction. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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