VDict - Definition of sexual assault

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sexual assault

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Noun

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

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Synonyms:
sexual abuse sex crime sex offense

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