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Sex Crime (Noun)

Meaning

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The police took the suspect into custody after allegations of a sex crime surfaced from multiple witnesses.
  • A sex crime that occurs in prison is often underreported and rarely prosecuted because of a general reluctance by the victim to cooperate with the investigation.
  • Many advocates argue that the burden of proof for sex crimes should be shifted so that if the perpetrator has sex with someone who says no then they are guilty.
  • Lawyers defending clients accused of sex crimes often employ an "affirmative defense" claiming that the victim was fully aware of the perpetrator's intentions and voluntarily agreed to the sex.
  • Increased reporting of sex crimes against children and the elderly, and more effective prosecution of these crimes, could lead to enhanced deterrents against future offenders.

Synonyms

  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sex Offense
  • Sexual Assault

Hypernyms

  • Statutory Offense
  • Statutory Offence
  • Regulatory Offence

Hyponyms

  • Rape
  • Ravishment
  • Violation
  • Molestation
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