Sex crime and Sexual abuse

Sex crime

Sex crime noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Sex crime

Sexual abuse is a synonym for sex crime. In some cases you can use "Sexual abuse" instead a noun phrase "Sex crime".

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Sexual abuse

Sex crime is a synonym for sexual abuse. You can use "Sex crime" instead a noun phrase "Sexual abuse".
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