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sex crime

DEFINITIONS OF: sex crime

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n 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

Synonyms:
sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault
Types:
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molestation
the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
assault, rape, ravishment, violation
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
date rape
rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
carnal abuse, statutory rape
sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
Type of:
regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense
crimes created by statutes and not by common law
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