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  1. sexual assault:


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Detailed Synonyms for sexual assault in English

sexual assault:

sexual assault [the ~] noun

  1. the sexual assault
    – 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 1
    the sexual abuse; the sexual assault; the sex crime; the sex offense
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "sexual assault":

  1. 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 threat1
    • most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault1

Related Synonyms for sexual assault