sexual violence
A broad term encompassing sexual assault, harassment, indecent assault, rape, and…A broad term encompassing sexual assault, harassment, indecent assault, rape, and other sexual offences against a non-consenting victim.
» I faced a traumatic event in my childhood involving sexual violence.
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2 senses(uncountable)A broad term encompassing sexual assault, harassment, indecent assault, rape, and other sexual offences against a non-consenting victim.
The use of sexual violence against civilian populations by invading armies.
(uncountable)(When contrasted with sexual assault.) A physical attack of a sexual nature involving penetration (as apposed to sexual assault which may not involve actual penetration).
Examples
3 sentencesI faced a traumatic event in my childhood involving sexual violence.
I could never fully grasp the horror of sexual violence in gangs.
The description for this book really needs a trigger warning about the author's lengthy depictions of sexual violence.
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3 languagesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable