Synonyms for sexual assault
sex·ual as·sault

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1. sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offensenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   sex offense, sexual abuse, sex crime

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Statutory Offense

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1. Tina Johnson:

   You don't have the right to tell me what to do with my body, groping is a sexual assault. If you like it, that's fine, but there are a lot of women who don't.

2. Scarlett Johansson:

   My mind baffles. How could a person publicly stand by an organization that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault while privately preying on people who have no power ?

3. Andrew McCarthy:

   I don't believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commission complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt.

4. Stacy Malone:

   When you look at how important anonymity is for rape and sexual assault survivors … their privacy is so critical, and if we don’t allow them to do these cases anonymously, then we are going to decrease the chances of holding perpetrators and institutions accountable when it comes to instances of sexual violence.

5. Zoe Ridolfi-Starr:

   The police are not in a position to be training campus officials on how to handle sexual assault cases because they cannot do so themselves.