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Sexual Abuse

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
sexual assault
plural
Sexual Abuses
possessive
Sexual Abuse's
pluralpossessive
Sexual Abuses'