sexual abuse
nonconsensual touching of a person for one’s own sexual gratification or for the sexual gratification of someone else, especially when the nonconsenting party is a child: When children experience sexual abuse, it is rarely a stranger perpetrating the crime, but more commonly an authority figure or other adult they know.
Origin of sexual abuse
1- Also called sex a·buse [seksuh-byoos] /ˈsɛks əˈbyus/ .
- See also sexual assault, molestation (def. 1).
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How to use sexual abuse in a sentence
The father, Jean Paul Kruse, was later charged with rape and sexual abuse.
Lena Dunham has been (crazily) accused of “sexual abuse” by right-wing troll sites for a passage in her memoir.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure | Marlow Stern | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOther risk factors include a history of sexual abuse and bulimia, both of which also affect more women than men.
Elizabeth Peña and the Truth About Alcoholic Women | Gabrielle Glaser | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's still a message of if you're going to come forward and accuse people of sexual abuse, you're still taking a risk.
Still, Lambert says, he was surprised to hear about the allegations of sexual abuse.
This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Student | Batya Ungar-Sargon | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The exciting or efficient cause is sexual abuse, and more particularly onanism.
A Problem in Modern Ethics | John Addington SymondsThey received their information from sources and in a way that led to sexual abuse.
Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction | T. W. ShannonIt is well known that sexual abuse is a very potent cause of throat diseases.
Plain Facts for Old and Young | John Harvey KelloggThis year we will intensify our drive against these and other horrible crimes like sexual abuse and family violence.
Cultural definitions for sexual abuse
Unwanted sexual activity forced on a person by another through coercion or threats.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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