Nonforcible
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not forcible. not-comparable
"The origins of the case lay in an effort to seek DNA testing by Cameron Sterling, who was convicted in 1991 of nonforcible rape of a child younger than 13 and sentenced to 6 to 25 years in prison. Mr. Sterling entered a so-called Alford plea, in which he continued to assert his innocence but acknowledged that the prosecutors had evidence that might persuade a jury."
Example
More examples"The origins of the case lay in an effort to seek DNA testing by Cameron Sterling, who was convicted in 1991 of nonforcible rape of a child younger than 13 and sentenced to 6 to 25 years in prison. Mr. Sterling entered a so-called Alford plea, in which he continued to assert his innocence but acknowledged that the prosecutors had evidence that might persuade a jury."
Etymology
From non- + forcible.
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