1. sex_offense - noun
ยท 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"
Synonym(s): sexual_assault, sexual_abuse, sex_crime
Hypernym(s): statutory_offense, statutory_offence, regulatory_offense, regulatory_offence
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