Sexual Assault Definition

noun
Sexual penetration of a person without that person's consent or of a person incapable of consent; rape.
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An instance of this.
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See assault.

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Noun

Singular:
sexual assault
Plural:
sexual assaults

Sexual Assault Sentence Examples

  • Similar statistics were gathered by the NCJJ regarding the perpetrators of rape and sexual assault.

  • Australian Big Brother has been yanked off the air after one of the contestants was an alleged victim of sexual assault by two of her male roomies.

  • Rape and sexual assault are violent crimes, and children and adolescents constitute a large number of the victims of these crimes.

  • Rape and sexual assault are defined according to the degree of sexual interaction.

  • Rape and sexual assault that recurs is considered sexual abuse.

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Words Starting With

SSESEX

Words Ending With

TLTULT

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sexual assault

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

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14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With S14 Letter Words Ending With T