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Noun: sex offence
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=sex offense)
  1. A statutory offence that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
    - sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense [US]

Derived forms: sex offences

Type of: regulatory offence [Brit, Cdn], regulatory offense [US], statutory offence [Brit, Cdn], statutory offense [US]

Encyclopedia: Sex offence