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sexual predator

noun

Definition of sexual predator

: a person who has committed a sexually violent offense and especially one who is likely to commit more sexual offenses

Other Words from sexual predator

sexual predation noun
victims of sexual predation

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1985, in the meaning defined above

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sexual predator

noun
sexual pred·​a·​tor

Legal Definition of sexual predator

: a person who has committed a sexually violent offense and especially one who is likely (as because of a mental abnormality or a psychological disorder) to commit more sexual offenses

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