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sex offense
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Sex and the law
Sex and the law deals with the regulation by law of human sexual activity. Sex laws vary from one place or jurisdiction to another, and have varied over time, and unlawful sexual acts are also called sex crimes.
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sex offense
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; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"
(synonym) sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime
(hypernym) statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence
(hyponym) molestation
(classification) law, jurisprudence
