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Sex crime

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An unlawful sexual act.

    "One of the most dramatic theories circulating among Trump supporters is that Epstein – who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody – was murdered by powerful figures to cover up their roles in his sex crimes against children."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

Compound of sex + crime.

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