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Meanings of sexual assault in English
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
Examples for "sexual abuse"
Examples for "sexual abuse"
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Mr Justice Hanna said this was an appalling case of sexual abuse.
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Warning: This story discusses graphic details of sexual abuse and physical abuse.
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By the early 2000s, Church sexual abuse was a major global story.
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Francis also met victims of sexual abuse by priests in the country.
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In previous lawsuits O'Brien was accused of sexual abuse by several children.
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Why should somebody who is accused of a sex crime receive anonymity?
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Human rights barrister John Cooper added: Anonymity for sex crime victims is unworkable.
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I was a victim of a sex crime 12 years ago.
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I have not committed another sex crime in the nine years since my conviction.
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And he had an arrest record involving a sex crime.
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Also, Mr. Mortimer was interested in Sinatra's arrest on a sex offense.
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The sheets with sex offense arrests are marked by a red grease pencil.
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Landsman had checked the sex offense unit for any recent reports in the Reservoir Hill area.
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Of particular interest to Pellegrini are the half dozen males who show priors for at least one sex offense.
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The car belongs to Cortez's husband, who is being held in the Baltimore County jail on sex offense charges.
Usage of sexual assault in English
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He said the maximum sentence for sexual assault was five years imprisonment.
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The abuse includes physical and sexual assault, as well as emotional abuse.
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Police assured survivors of sexual assault they would treat reports extremely seriously.
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Unfortunately, every day seems to bring another horrendous story of sexual assault.
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A male Grassy Park police officer was recently arrested for sexual assault.
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In fact, no evidence of sexual assault was presented to the court.
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What do we know about the sexual assault case tied to Winston?
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The latest incident of alleged sexual assault was reported, and nothing happened.
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She said she was a victim of sexual assault without naming Biden.
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Opening statements have begun in Bill Cosby's highly anticipated sexual assault trial.
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The statute of limitations for victims of sexual assault are being extended.
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Perhaps it came from spending several years on the sexual assault unit.
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At least five sexual assault videos have been posted on social media.
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Police are investigating multiple accusations of sexual assault against several Wellington musicians.
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A complainant continues to insist that she specifically referred to sexual assault.
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In both cases there was no sexual assault, racial or robbery motive.
This collocation consists of:
Sexual assault through the time
Sexual assault across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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