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Defenition of the word sexual assault

    • Defenition of the word sexual assault

      • the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
      • 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"
      • 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 for the word sexual assault

      • assault
      • rape
      • ravishment
      • violation

    Hyponyms for the word sexual assault

      • assault
      • molestation
      • rape
      • ravishment
      • violation

    Hypernyms for the word sexual assault

      • crime
      • law-breaking
      • regulatory offence
      • regulatory offense
      • statutory offence
      • statutory offense

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