sexual assault
noun[CorU]
lawspecializeduk/ˌsek.sjʊəl əˈsɒlt/us/ˌsek.sjʊəl əˈsɑːlt/theactofforcingsomeone to takepartin asexualactivitywith you, or oftouchingsomeone in asexualway when they do notwantyou to:
Thedepressingstatisticsare that one in five women haveexperiencedsomeformofsexualassault.
Heeventuallyadmittedtwelvesexualassaults.
Compare
rape
- He is not the firstfootballerto beaccusedofsexualassault.
- Thenewspaperdoes notidentifyvictimsofsexualassaultwithouttheirpermission.
- Thecoronersaid theinjurieswere theresultof aserioussexualassault.