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sexual assault

noun

Definition of sexual assaultnext
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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  1. violation
  2. assault
  3. rape
Noun
  • The order warned any construction or demolition before the NPS issues final authorization would be a violation of the court.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Former Edison football coach Dave White remembers suspending his team’s best player before a trip to Hawaii for a team rule violation.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of violation
Noun
  • Deputies arrested Asher on suspicion of assault with a firearm and battery causing great bodily harm and booked him into Siskiyou County Jail.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Independent Russian media regularly report about returning veterans involved in assaults, drunken brawls and even killings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of assault
Noun
  • On Tuesday, Montgomery County police officers were called to a hospital where an underage teen girl reported a rape.
    — Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Jancys Santiago, 51, was already serving more than 20 years on a prior rape conviction in Manhattan.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rape
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“Sexual assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20assault. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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