sex act

[ seks-akt ]

/ ˈsɛks ˌækt /

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noun

an act of physical intimacy between two people for sexual pleasure or gratification, usually involving genital, oral, or anal contact.

Usually the sex act . sexual intercourse; coitus.

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Origin of sex act

First recorded in 1880–90

Words nearby sex act

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How to use sex act in a sentence

In short, to legally qualify as sex trafficking, a sex act involving an adult must include “force, fraud, and coercion.”
Sex Trafficking Isn’t What You May Think: 4 Myths Debunked – And 1 Real-World Way To Prevent Sexual Exploitation|LGBTQ-Editor|July 30, 2021|No Straight News
It makes “trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age” a federal crime.
Sex Trafficking Isn’t What You May Think: 4 Myths Debunked – And 1 Real-World Way To Prevent Sexual Exploitation|LGBTQ-Editor|July 30, 2021|No Straight News
The incident happened in October when an 80-year-old man said he awoke to find Jureti “performing a sex act on him in his home,” according to a police statement.
Arlington man charged in sexual assault of hospice patient|Dana Hedgpeth|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
A San Diego Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for alleged molestation and luring a child into a sex act, the Union-Tribune reports.
Morning Report: Local Pension Funds Scraped by in the Pandemic|Voice of San Diego|July 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego

However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Scruff believes that sex is not the primary concern of users.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He caught himself in the act of listening to you too credulously—and that seemed to him unmanly and dishonorable.
Confidence|Henry James
He was aware that his act by this time, had helped nobody, had made no one happy or satisfied—not even himself.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He had, however, recovered sufficiently to enable him to act with promptitude and discretion.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The Act permits member banks to accept an amount of bills not exceeding 50 per cent.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

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