sexual assault (n)
sexual abuse (n)
sex crime (n)
sex offense (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def 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
examples most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault
Outgoing links
Hypernym statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Hyponym molestation; rape, violation, assault, ravishment
Incoming links
Hypernym molestation; rape, violation, assault, ravishment
Hyponym statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence

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