sexual assault

as in violation
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse convicted of sexual assault of a minor

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Noun
  • No violations of Polish airspace were reported.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some federal agents have been injured and several protesters have been charged with assault.
    Chris Megerian, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Officers arrested Spears on one count of assault/family violence, and he was booked into the Arlington City Jail.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Several investigations and studies revealed the facility was plagued with poor infrastructure and mismanagement, rapes, assaults, and allegations of medical malpractice.
    PJ Green September 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Although the rapes went unsolved for decades, authorities were able to make developments in the investigation in 2022 with Cameron becoming a suspect in 2023 after DNA testing found a link between the then-unknown rapist and his daughter, according to ABC.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Sexual assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20assault. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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