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indecent assault

indecent assault noun: sexual contact with another person, who does not want it, that does not result in, or is not considered to be, rape.

Noun

indecent assault (countable and uncountable, plural indecent assaults)

  1. (Hong-Kong, historical, criminal law) Sexual contact with another person, who does not want it, that does not result in, or is not considered to be, rape.

Forms of indecent assault

pluralindecent assaults

Questions about indecent assault

What does indecent assault mean?
Indecent assault means sexual contact with another person, who does not want it, that does not result in, or is not considered to be, rape.
What part of speech is indecent assault?
Indecent assault is a noun.
What is the plural of indecent assault?
The plural of indecent assault is indecent assaults.

Words near indecent assault in the dictionary

  1. indecence
  2. indecences
  3. indecencies
  4. indecency
  5. indecent
  6. indecent assault
  7. indecent assaults
  8. indecent exposure
  9. indecent exposures
  10. indecent liberties
  11. indecent liberty

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