Sexual predator

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact in an abusive manner, and for that reason is seen as threatening. derogatory
  2. 2
    A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact in an abusive manner, and for that reason is seen as threatening.; A sex offender. derogatory

    "The Jacob Wetterling Act required all states to establish stringent registration programs for sex offenders by September 1997, including the identification and registration of lifelong sexual predators."

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paedophilepederast

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"The Jacob Wetterling Act required all states to establish stringent registration programs for sex offenders by September 1997, including the identification and registration of lifelong sexual predators."

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