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sexual abuse

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sexual abuse
n.
1. The forcing of unwanted sexual activity by one person on another, as by the use of threats or coercion.
2. Sexual activity that is deemed improper or harmful, as between an adult and a minor or with a person of diminished mental capacity.
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Noun1.sexual abuse - 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; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"
sex crime, sex offense, sexual assault
molestation - the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
ravishment, rape, assault, violation - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense - crimes created by statutes and not by common law
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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The Catholic Church in Ireland covered up widespread allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests for four decades, a damning official report released on Thursday said.
Sex abuse report shames Irish Catholic Church by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Byline: MICHELLE O'KEEFFE THE High Court yesterday cleared the way for the publication of the report of the Commission of Investigation into sexual abuse allegations in the Dublin Archdiocese.
CLERICAL ABUSE REPORT GO-AHEAD by The Mirror (London, England)
The number of children reporting sexual abuse by women to Childline has more than doubled over the past five years, the charity said on Monday.
Rise in reported cases of women committing child sex abuse by AFP / AFP European Edition
 
 
 
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