"sexual assault" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sexual assaults [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sexual assault (countable and uncountable, plural sexual assaults)
  1. A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent. Wikipedia link: sexual assault Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Violence Related terms: rape, sex attack, sexual abuse, sexual violence, indecent assault Translations (sexual assault): 性侵犯 (xìngqīnfàn) (Chinese Mandarin), seksuaalinen kajoaminen (note: in Finnish law since 2023) (Finnish), pakottaminen seksuaaliseen tekoon (alt: in Finnish law 1998–2022) (Finnish), agression sexuelle [feminine] (French), sexuelle Nötigung [feminine] (German), сексуальное насилие (seksualʹnoje nasilije) [neuter] (Russian), sexuellt övergrepp [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sexual_assault-en-noun-07bBUhJP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Rape

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