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

The 49-year-old is also charged with five counts of indecent assault against a girl under 16 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, between 1989 and 1990, when he was a teenager.

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In 2008, allegations of indecent assault against a 15-year-old girl were made against Al Fayed and it was covered in the press at the time.

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He has also been charged with five counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, between 1989 and 1990, when he was a teenager.

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Cox was cleared of another count of indecent assault at that time.

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The charges included indecent assault and gross indecency with or towards a child.

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