Definitions of statutory offense
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crimes created by statutes and not by common law
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synonyms:
regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence
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types:
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sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, 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
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bigamy
the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
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molestation
the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
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type of:
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crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault
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