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With a pigeon infestation problem inside the prison, pigeons have landed and defecated on trays, according to the complaint.
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The animals would vomit and defecate all over the community and neighboring properties.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
One blind resident, who had no way to call a caregiver for help, had to defecate repeatedly in a trash can, according to allegations made by the California Department of Social Services, which said the home had been smeared throughout with residue from human feces.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The four of them slept (head to toe), defecated and nursed the wounds of their beatings there for nearly a year.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The animals would vomit and defecate all over the community and neighboring properties.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
One blind resident, who had no way to call a caregiver for help, had to defecate repeatedly in a trash can, according to allegations made by the California Department of Social Services, which said the home had been smeared throughout with residue from human feces.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The four of them slept (head to toe), defecated and nursed the wounds of their beatings there for nearly a year.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Defecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defecate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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Medical Definition
defecate
verb
def·e·cate
variants
or chiefly British defaecate
defecated; defecating
: to discharge from the anus
: to discharge feces from the bowels
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