indecent assault

noun

1. a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.

indecent assault

noun

1. the act of taking indecent liberties with a person without his or her consent

Word History and Origins

Origin of indecent assault¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Carrick was found guilty of five counts of indecent assault against her between April 1989 and August 1990.

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Three of the accounts of indecent assault are alleged to have taken place in BBC studios in the 1990s.

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Pierce went on to become a bishop himself - but in March admitted five charges of indecent assault against a boy under the age of 16 between 1985 and 1990.

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Eleven charges of aggravated indecent assault - deemed more serious as they allegedly related to people under his authority - were downgraded on Thursday.

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A priest has been jailed for seven years for eight counts of historical indecent assault against four boys.

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