sexual assaults

plural of sexual assault
as in violations
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse convicted of sexual assault of a minor

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Noun
  • Matthew Unglesbee, a 36-year-old resident of Quincy in southwestern Illinois, was charged with violations related to false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although the cameras aren’t yet issuing official tickets — the program must undergo a 60-day warning period in November — preliminary testing data captured 100,000 speeding violations over the course of nine days last month.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The cases include five inmates killed behind bars and assaults against staff and inmates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Following its release, six women independently went to police and accused him of past assaults.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Sexual assaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20assaults. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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