sexual assault
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt/
- NSFW
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agresión sexual
- The police are investigating several reports of sexual assault in the area.
- sexual assault and rape
- victims of sexual assault
- sexual assault and abuse
Now you've set your your sights on sexual assault on college campuses.
- Now you've set your your sights on sexual assault on college campuses.
- He's been held to account by aging Carroll for sexual assault and defamation.
- And then they do the sexual assault claim against you.
- There has to be some sort of sexual assault involved in this.
- But the big story is the new sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee.
- It's no wonder that you're seeing this huge spike in sexual assaults.
- A lot of women are are survivors of sexual assault and things like that.
- Well, potentially get abuse, potentially be more at risk of sexual assault in a male toilet.
- Angela Davis's naming routine cavity searches as state sanctioned sexual assault is momentous.
- It was reduced to sexual assault.
- Well, put it this way, my clients, victims of alleged rapes and other sexual assaults, they know what happened.
- And I remember experiencing sexual assault.
- Oops, not yet because on his way to vote yes, two survivors of sexual assault confronted Flake in an elevator.
Examples
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My school has had multiple sexual assault scandals.
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Up to one in seven boys experiences child sexual assault before the age of 16.
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There has to be some sort of sexual assault involved in this.
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I think this might have been sexual assault.
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So there is actually a law in France against sexual assault and sexual harassment.
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A lot of women are are survivors of sexual assault and things like that.
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Did the possibility of sexual assault ever enter your minds?
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I want to send a message to every survivor of sexual assault.
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If you were a victim of sexual assault, we would absolutely keep your anonymity.
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The disbelief around issues of sexual assault has now become part of the presidential election.
Synonyms
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5.7
Force or trick someone into sex they do not want
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9.1
Unwanted sexual touching or actions toward another person, often a child
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6.6
An illegal sexual act done without the other person's agreement, often using force or threats
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7.7
A crime in which someone forces another person to have sex against their will
Antonyms
How Severe
- Offensive
690
5.3
- NSFW
119
5.7
- Offensive
377
4.6
- Formal
131
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sexual' (pertaining to sex) modifies 'assault' (a physical or criminal attack), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer an attack of a sexual nature. This adjective+noun pattern is straightforward and common cross-linguistically, though precise legal nuances may require context.
Etymology
The term sexual assault combines sexual (about sex) and assault (an attack). It pictures an unwanted sexual attack, so today it means 'unwanted sexual contact or violence'.