sexual assault

Definition of Sexual Assault in English :

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

Example Sentences:
'most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sexual Assault

noun

1.

a violent physical attack on someone that has a sexual component

2. criminal law

the crime of rape or attempted rape

There was no evidence of forced entry, robbery or sexual assault.

The man has been charged with sexual assault.

n.

1. Sexual penetration of a person without that person's consent or of a person incapable of consent; rape.

2. An instance of this.