assault
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6.5
- noun
- /əˈsɔlt/
- Offensive
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violación
- In one scene, Garbo's title character hides in a barn after escaping an attempted sexual assault.
- sexual assault
- rape and assault
- assault and abuse
Because the statutes that she is suing Diddy under weren't even the law when this assault took place.
- Because the statutes that she is suing Diddy under weren't even the law when this assault took place.
- To this day, we are still more likely to question a survivor of assault than we are to accept the world isn't always safe.
- But the big story is the new sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee.
- It was reduced to sexual assault.
- And I remember experiencing sexual assault.
- Think about how the Boy Scouts outcome might be differently for all of those victims of sexual assault had women been in positions of power as well.
- The shocking trend of sexual assault on women by uniformed men wielding power had landed in Guinea that Monday.
- We just not want stopping sexual assault more.
- The list with names of multiple women, including the sexual assault accuser under the subhead.
Examples
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The majority of the tier 1 interventions were related to sexual health and sexual assault prevention outcomes.
Academic text (2013) -
I think this might have been sexual assault.
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Ben had two sexual assault allegations.
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My school has had multiple sexual assault scandals.
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For these and many other reasons, sexual assault cases are among the most challenging to prosecute.
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In one example, in October 1990, a Hasidic man was arrested on sexual assault charges.
Academic text (2001) -
There's no sign of distress, no evidence of sexual assault.
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The 2011 Dear Colleague letter recommends that a victim of sexual assault not meet with their attacker face to face.
Academic text (2017) -
Some women report a general decrease in sexual interest following sexual assaults (Siegel et al., 1990).
Academic text (1999) -
Many victims of assault find it difficult to report their experiences.
Synonyms
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4.1
A crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will
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5.7
Unwanted sexual contact or activity often involving force
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5.7
Force or trick someone into sex they do not want
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6.6
Making someone have sex when they do not agree
The crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
36
4.8
A military gun that fires many bullets fast and holds them in a removable box
- NSFW
25
7.9
A violent attack on someone, often with a weapon, that causes serious injury
- Archaic
An armored vehicle with a large gun on a tank body that supports soldiers and fights tanks
- Specialized
A rifle used by soldiers that can fire many shots quickly and has a large magazine
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Assault comes from an old Latin root salt- meaning 'to jump', as in somersault; that sense of a violent 'leap at' someone explains why sexual assault is the crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will.