1. A statutory offence that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
   - sexual assault, sex crime, sex offense [US], sex offence [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: sexual abuses

Type of: regulatory offence [Brit, Cdn], regulatory offense [US], statutory offence [Brit, Cdn], statutory offense [US]

Encyclopedia: Sexual abuse

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