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sexual assault
sexual assaultn.1. Sexual penetration of a person without that person's consent or of a person incapable of consent; rape.2. An instance of this.sex′ual assault′
n. indecent assault. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sexual assault - 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"sex crime, sex offense, sexual abusemolestation - the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)ravishment, rape, assault, violation - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her willregulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense - crimes created by statutes and not by common lawlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
EncyclopediaSeeassaultsexual assault
Any sexual act performed by one person on another without consent
Legal elements Use or threat of force, inability of victim to give proper consent or bothsexual assault Forensic medicine '…any sexual act performed by one person on another without permission…components: use or threat of force, inability of victim to give proper consent or both.' Incidence 80/100,000/yr; accounts for 7% of violent crimes reported in US–
it is vastly underreported due to '…humiliation, feelings of guilt, fear of retribution, lack of knowledge of legal rights, disillusionment with criminal justice system' Morbidity Up to 5% of SA victims sustain major nongenital injuries; 1% have severe genital injuries requiring surgery; 0.1% sustain injuries that are ultimately fatal Injuries 11 anatomic sites may be affected by SA, in particular, posterior fourchette; videocolposcopy ↑ rate of detection 3-fold, allows permanent forensic documentation. See Rape, Rape trauma syndrome. sexual assaultActual or attempted oral, anal, or vaginal penetration against the victim's will. It includes sexual intercourse, forced penetration of another person's body, and grasping of the victim's breasts, buttocks, or genitals. See: rapeSee also: assaultFinancialSeeAssaultAcronymsSeesee alsosexual assault
Synonyms for sexual assaultnoun 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 threatSynonyms- sex crime
- sex offense
- sexual abuse
Related Words- molestation
- ravishment
- rape
- assault
- violation
- regulatory offence
- regulatory offense
- statutory offence
- statutory offense
- law
- jurisprudence
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