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
  • The violation is the eleventh recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, according to Defense Ministry figures provided to ABC News.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • From spoiled chicken to dead cockroaches, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants last week.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Brueckner, had been serving a seven-year sentence that stemmed from his 2019 conviction for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal.
    Peter Wilkinson, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As of 2025, Tate is under multiple investigations for human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Sexual assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20assault. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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