Sexual Misconduct

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 310 v.1.

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      Main Definitions

1. sex crime |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.
   
2. “Most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault.”
3. sexual misconduct |n| an unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that is committed without consent or by force, intimidation, coercion, or manipulation. Sexual misconduct can be committed by a person of any gender, and it can occur between people of the same or diffe
4. debauch |v| to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
5. rent gender.

      Sexual Misconduct

1. grooming |n| the action by a paedophile of preparing a child for a meeting, especially via an Internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offense.
2. "Online grooming has become a growing cause for concern".
3. rape |n| unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception.
4. sexual abuse |n| the act of having sex with a child or old person or someone who is mentally ill, against that person's wishes or without that person's agreement.
5. sexual assault 1 |n| penetration of a body part by another body part as a penal penetration of mouth, anus, or vagina.
6. sexual assault 2 |n| penetration of a body part by an object.
7. sexual assault 3 |n| a contact with genitalia, breast, buttocks, or other intimate body parts.
8. sexual assault 4 |n| an exposure of genitalia, breast, buttocks or other intimate body partes. 
9. sexual assault 5 |n| illegal sexual contact that usually involves force upon a person without consent or is inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent (as because of a tuge or physical or mental incapacity) or who places the assailant (such as a doctor) in a position of trust or authority. 
10. sexual harassment 1 |n| a sexual assault, such as rape or grabbing.
11. sexual harassment 2 |n| creation a hostile environment, pervasive jokes/comments, looks, and body language that makes an individual feel harassed.
12. sexual exploitation |n| a sexual abuse of children and youth through the exchange of sex or sexual acts for drugs, food, shelter, protection, other basics of life, and/or money. Sexual exploitation includes involving children and youth in creating pornography and sexually explicit websites.
13. sexual intimidation |n| it includes any unreasonable behavior, verbal or nonverbal, which has the effect of subjecting members of either sex to humiliation, embarrassment, or discomfort because of their gender.
14. statutory rape |n| sexual intercourse with a person who is below the statutory age of consent.

    Verbs

1. debauch |v| to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
2. ravish |v| to force another to have sexual intercourse.

    People

1. debauchaer |n| somebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.
2. rapist |n| a person who forces someone to have sex with them.
3. "The police have caught the rapist."
4. ravisher |n| someone who assaults others sexually.