Sexual assault — Classification and external resources Konstantin Makovsky, The Bulgarian martyresses, a painting depicting the atrocities of bashibazouks in Bulgaria during the Russo Turkish War (1877–1878) … Wikipedia
sexual assault — see assault Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sexual assault … Law dictionary
sexual assault — [n] violation date rape, grope, molestation, rape, ravishment, sex crime, sexual abuse; concepts 192,375 … New thesaurus
sexual assault — obsolete an unsuccessful attempt at rape Nowadays no longer a euphemism but: Sexual assault is the euphemism for the rape that fails... Sexual assault depended on the time and place. (Pearsall, 1969, writing about 19th century usage) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sexual assault — sexual as·sault ə sȯlt n illegal sexual contact that usu. involves force upon a person without consent or is inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent (as because of age or physical or mental incapacity) or who places the… … Medical dictionary
Sexual assault in the U.S. military — There is supposed to be an ongoing problem with sexual assault in the U.S. military which has resulted in a series of scandals which have received extensive media coverage. Incidents which were publicized include the Tailhook scandal in 1991, the … Wikipedia
sexual assault — Synonyms and related words: abuse, betrayal, criminal assault, debauchment, defilement, defloration, deflowering, deflowerment, despoilment, devirgination, priapism, rape, ravage, ravishment, seducement, seduction, sexual possession, taking,… … Moby Thesaurus
sexual assault — sex′ual assault′ n. law indecent assault … From formal English to slang
sexual assault — The indecent conduct of a man toward a woman or child or of a man toward another man, accompanied by the threat or danger of physical suffering or injury or inducing fear, shame, humiliation, and mental anguish. 6 Am J2d Asslt & B § 24. The act… … Ballentine's law dictionary
sexual assault — performing a sexual act with a person without their prior consent (sexual offense), assaulting someone sexually … English contemporary dictionary
