indecent assault

noun

: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent

Examples of indecent assault in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2018, production was confronted with news that Season 14 contestant Lincoln Adim had once been arrested for indecent assault and battery. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024 In 2018, producers discovered after the fact that Lincoln Adim, one of the contestants on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette, had been arrested for indecent assault and battery after groping a woman on a harbor cruise. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024 Feeley was living at the same home on Pleasant Street when he was charged with one count of aggravated rape of a child and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, according to the Herald. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024 In June 2022, the CPS authorized two charges of indecent assault against a woman by Weinstein. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for indecent assault

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of indecent assault was in 1855

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“Indecent assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecent%20assault. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.

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