sex offense

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 crime

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

Close letter words and terms

sex object sex objects sex offender sex offenses sex on a stick sex on legs