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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sexual penetration of a person without that person's consent or of a person incapable of consent; rape.
- noun An instance of this.
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- noun A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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