sex offense

Other forms: sex offenses

Definitions of sex offense

1. noun

   a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
   synonyms: sex crime, sexual abuse, sexual assault

   types:

   molestation

   the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)

   date rape

   rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)

   carnal abuse, statutory rape

   sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)

   type of:

   regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense

   crimes created by statutes and not by common law