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child sex abuse

child sex abuse is the alternative form of child sexual abuse.

Meaning of child sexual abuse

Noun

child sexual abuse (uncountable)

  1. (crime) Sexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.
    • More than $100 million has been paid out to victims of institutional child sexual abuse in Queensland, amid more than 13,000 national applications for redress.2022 April 14, Cloe Read, “$100m paid out to child sexual abuse victims in schools, churches”, in Brisbane Times

Origin of child sex abuse

Compound of child + sex abuse.

Questions about child sex abuse

What is child sex abuse the alternative form of?
Child sex abuse is the alternative form of child sexual abuse.

Words near child sex abuse in the dictionary

  1. child restraints
  2. child safety seat
  3. child safety seats
  4. child seat
  5. child seats
  6. child sex abuse
  7. child sex crime
  8. child sex crimes
  9. child sex tourism
  10. child sexual abuse
  11. child sexual abuse material

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