sexual assault
sexual assault noun: a physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
Noun
sexual assault (countable and uncountable, plural sexual assaults)
- A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
- their sample consisted of a much higher percentage of sexual assault and forcible rape cases than does the sample employed in the present study1956, Albert Ellis, Ralph Brancale, The psychology of sex offenders, page 62
- Sexual Assault Services had its inception with a two-part seminar on Sensitivity and Awareness Training for the County Attorney's staff in early 19741974, The Hennepin Lawyer, Volume 43, page 12
sexual assault meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sexual assault in Hindi
- sexual assault
- यौन हमला yaun hamlā
sexual assault in Tamil
- பாலியல் தாக்குதல்
sexual assault in Marathi
- sexual assault
- लैंगिक अत्याचार laiṅgik atyācār
sexual assault in Urdu
- sexual assault
- جنسی حملہ
More languagesFewer languages
- sexual assault in Bengali
- যৌন নিপীড়ন jōun nipiṛon
- sexual assault in Pashto
- جنسي بريد
- sexual assault in Arabic
- اِعْتِدَاء جِنْسِيّ iʕtidāʔ jinsiyy
- sexual assault in Persian
- تعرض جنسی
- sexual assault in Thai
- การล่วงละเมิดทางเพศ
- sexual assault in Vietnamese
- tấn công tình dục
Forms of sexual assault
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Questions about sexual assault
- What does sexual assault mean?
- Sexual assault means a physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
- What is sexual assault in Hindi?
- Sexual assault in Hindi is यौन हमला (yaun hamlā). See Sexual assault meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sexual assault?
- Sexual assault is a noun.
- What is the plural of sexual assault?
- The plural of sexual assault is sexual assaults.
Words near sexual assault in the dictionary
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