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.

countable, uncountable

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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.”

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