sex crime 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
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
Examples
- 1.most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault
Synonyms
- sexual assault 1
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
- sexual abuse 1
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
- sex offense 1
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


