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sexual assault
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sexual assault
n.
Conduct of a sexual or indecent nature toward another person that is accompanied by actual or threatened physical force or that induces fear, shame, or mental suffering.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"
sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse
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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She asked him: "You smoked too much cannabis, you drank too much alcohol, you woke up in bed next to her and thought your luck was in, you decided to sexually assault her?
Claims of sex attack accused by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
In an unrelated case, a man tried to sexually assault a woman in a restroom at Reseda Park about 2:30 p.
WOMAN ASSAULTED BY INTRUDER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Hernandez allegedly told the detective he woke up and began to sexually assault the victim.
Christmas Day rape alleged by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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