sex crime

Noun

1.

sex crime - 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, sexual assault

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