sex offender
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- noun
- /sɛks əˈfɛndər/
- NSFW
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delincuente sexual
- Law enforcement officials are tracking the activities of a sex offender to ensure public safety.
- convicted sex offender
- register as a sex offender
- violent sex offenders
But for me, the rules change when, when child sex offenders are involved.
- But for me, the rules change when, when child sex offenders are involved.
- Today we have no effective permanent treatment for sex offenders.
- We, we, we run a credit background check and we even do a sex offender check.
- And the prosecution knew exactly that he was a convicted pervert, a sex offender.
- When you look at sex offenders around, you know, around an eighth of male prisoners are sex offenders.
- Does it mean that sex offenders are now moving online to online dating forums to find victims more easily?
- Well, I knew what the Taser was, but then this this the the sex offenders register was the the sticking point that he had to explain to me about.
- So you'd have these touchers come into the door knocking and saying, I have to let you know that I'm a registered sex offender.
- Yeah, not a sex offender, but vulnerable, soft ass.
- So you're letting a sex offender take control of the whole show here?
- We learned they, we ran a Arizona registration sex offender check and, and he didn't come up.
- You're showing his house as a as a sex offender.
- So I went to HMP the Verne, which is a sex offenders clinic.
Examples
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A group of vigilantes was targeting convicted sex offenders who were released from prison early.
Blog text (1) -
All 50 states now have DNA databanks containing the DNA profiles of convicted violent or sex offenders.
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Registration and notification laws for sex offenders provide a good case in point.
Academic text (2009) -
My father was a repeat sex offender.
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A community can find out if a new school nurse is a sex offender.
Academic text (2009) -
Right now I have 124 registered sex offenders within 2 miles of my home.
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Some states require persons who have been convicted of violating these laws to register as sex offenders.
Academic text (2012) -
Add in the illegal substances involved and you're looking at jail time, a hefty fine, and registration as a sex offender.
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The community was alerted about a newly registered sex offender moving into their area.
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Therapy programs are available for sex offenders to help them reintegrate into society.
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who forces someone to have sex without their consent
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8.6
A person who touches someone in a sexual way without their permission
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8.6
A person who sexually attacks or forces someone
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'sex' (relating to sexual activity) with 'offender' (a person who violates the law), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it refers to someone who commits sexual crimes. This is a regular noun–noun compound with clear cross-linguistic equivalents, though legal nuances (e.g. convicted vs. alleged) depend on context.
Etymology
The compound noun sex offender comes from the words sex (about sexual acts) and offender (a person who breaks the law), so it literally means 'a person who has been convicted of a sexual crime'.