Meaning of sexual assault | Babel Free
Definitions
A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
Equivalents
العربية
اِعْتِدَاء جِنْسِيّ
Català
agressió sexual
Čeština
sexuální násilí
Deutsch
sexueller Übergriff
Español
agresión sexual
Français
agression sexuelle
한국어
성적 폭행
Nederlands
aanranding
Português
agressão sexual
Русский
сексуальное насилие
Slovenčina
sexuálne násilie
Examples
“their sample consisted of a much higher percentage of sexual assault and forcible rape cases than does the sample employed in the present⟳ study⟳”
“Sexual Assault Services had its inception with a two-part seminar on Sensitivity and Awareness Training for the County Attorney's staff in early 1974”
“Instead, rape became an issue⟳ when women began to compare⟳ their experiences as children, teen-agers, students, workers, and wives and to realize⟳ that sexual assault, in one form⟳ or another, was common.”
“Sometimes rumors of sexual assault operated prior to the riot”
“The result⟳ may not quite give⟳ the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate⟳ that their spirit remains strong in the face⟳ of adversity.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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