SEX OFFENSE
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Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Sex Offense.
Sex Offense - as a noun
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
Example: "Most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
sex crimesexual abusesexual assaultHypernyms (Closely Related)
regulatory offenceregulatory offensestatutory offencestatutory offenseHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"He was arrested and charged with a sex offense."
"She was a victim of a serious sex offense."
"The community demanded stricter laws regarding sex offenses."
"He pled guilty to a sex offense and was sentenced to prison."
"The newspaper reported on the increasing number of sex offenses in the area."
