sex crime

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sexual abuse sexual assault sex offense violation rape molestation ravishment grope sexual violence carnal abuse crime of passion crime passionnel forcible intercourse sexual offense sexual coercion
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Antonyms

sexual consent consensual sexual activity consensual sexual act consent to engage in sexual activity sex with mutual consent standard sexual act
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Hypernyms

statutory offense regulatory offence regulatory offense statutory offence

Hyponyms

assault violation rape molestation ravishment

Examples

most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault Source: Internet

A Leland man has been sentenced to more than 43 years in prison for dozens of child sex crime charges. Source: Internet

In 2014, a student named (a.k.a. “Mattress Girl” because she dragged a mattress around campus to broadcast her alleged rape) accused classmate of the sex crime. Source: Internet

A Manhattan grand jury on Wednesday indicted Harvey Weinstein on rape and sex crime charges, the next step in efforts by prosecutors to bring the disgraced Hollywood mogul to trial. Source: Internet

The producer also faces a charge of predatory sexual assault for committing a serious sex crime against more than one person. Source: Internet

Oleg Chernyavsky, the NYPD’s legislative affairs director, said the DOI report has “serious omissions” and that the Council has based its assessment of the NYPD’s response to sex crime cases on it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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