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sex offense

n. 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; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" [syn: sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime]

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If Malachi was charged with a sex offense, even his most zealous followers might suspend their regular contributions.