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Sexual abuse   /sˈɛkʃuəl əbjˈus/   Listen
Sexual abuse

noun
1.
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: sex crime, sex offense, sexual assault.






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"Sexual abuse" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the race than all other wickedness. And we shall not be likely to vanquish the monster, even in ourselves, unless we make the thoughts our point of attack. So long as they are sensual we are indulging in sexual abuse, and are almost sure, when temptation is presented, to commit the overt acts of sin. If we cannot succeed within, we may pray in vain for help to resist the tempter outwardly. A young man who will indulge in obscene language will be guilty ...
— Searchlights on Health - The Science of Eugenics • B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols



Words linked to "Sexual abuse" :   statutory offense, regulatory offence, rape, statutory offence, jurisprudence, molestation, ravishment, violation, law, regulatory offense, assault



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