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Noun: sex offense
Usage: US (=sex offence)
  1. 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
    - sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offence [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: sex offenses

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

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