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sexual assault

/'sɛkʃuəl_ə'sɔlt/

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noun
a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
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"most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"

Similar:

sex crime sex offense sexual abuse

type of:
regulatory offence regulatory offense statutory offence statutory offense

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