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sexual assault > noun, act
MeaningA 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"
Synonymssexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Broaderstatutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence
Narrowermolestation; rape, violation, assault, ravishment

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