sex crime
sex crime · sex crimes
An unlawful sexual actAn unlawful sexual act.
Meaning
1 sensesAn unlawful sexual act.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
Compound of sex + crime.Compound of sex + crime.
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Forms
plural: sex crimes| Singular | sex crime |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in 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:sexual assaultsexual abusesex offense
See also
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