noun
Meaning 1
An unlawful sexual act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sex crime
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noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex offense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence
Narrower terms: molestation, rape, violation, assault, ravishment
History
Etymology
Compound of sex + crime.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 性犯罪 (xìngfànzuì) — unlawful sexual act
- Finnish: sukupuolirikos — unlawful sexual act
- Finnish: seksuaalirikos — unlawful sexual act
- Swedish: sexualbrott — unlawful sexual act
- Swedish: sexbrott — unlawful sexual act