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sex crime

sex crime noun: an unlawful sexual act.

Noun

sex crime (plural sex crimes)

  1. An unlawful sexual act.
    • One of the most dramatic theories circulating among Trump supporters is that Epstein – who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody – was murdered by powerful figures to cover up their roles in his sex crimes against children.2025 July 17, Oliver Holmes, “Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’”, in The Guardian

Forms of sex crime

pluralsex crimes

Origin of sex crime

Compound of sex + crime.

Words formed from sex crime

Questions about sex crime

What does sex crime mean?
Sex crime means an unlawful sexual act.
What part of speech is sex crime?
Sex crime is a noun.
What is the plural of sex crime?
The plural of sex crime is sex crimes.

Words near sex crime in the dictionary

  1. sex combs
  2. sex comedies
  3. sex comedy
  4. sex cord
  5. sex cords
  6. sex crime
  7. sex crimes
  8. sex cult
  9. sex cults
  10. sex doll
  11. sex dolls

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