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sexual assault
[ sek-shoo-uhl uh-sawlt ]
noun
- nonconsensual touching of one person for the sexual gratification of another, including rape, fondling, molestation, or other unwanted contact with the genitals, anus, buttocks, groin, or breasts of either party:
The victim was intoxicated and incapable of giving consent, so any sex act will be treated as sexual assault.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sexual assault1
Example Sentences
Wyden also cited Scott’s response to a former Border Patrol agent and survivor of sexual assault who posted criticism of Scott on X.
Epstein conspiracies, fueled by QAnon prophecies, helped feed this illusion, while also casting Trump as a champion for victims, instead of a man who has been found liable for sexual assault by a civil jury.
FS1 executive producer of content Charlie Dixon, who has been accused of sexual battery in two lawsuits by former employees and of sexual assault in one of the lawsuits, is no longer with Fox Sports.
He was already on the sex offenders register, after pleading guilty to charges of sexual assault and exposure in 2018, when he was granted asylum in 2020 following two failed attempts.
The ONS reported that, over the last 10 years, there has been an increase in sexual assault.
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