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rape vs sex crime

sex crime vs rape

rape and sex crime both are nouns.

rape is a verb but sex crime is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rape Yes No Yes No
sex crime Yes No No No
As nouns, sex crime is a hypernym of rape; that is, sex crime is a word with a broader meaning than rape:
  • rape: the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
  • sex crime: 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
Other hypernyms of rape include sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault.
rape (noun) sex crime (noun)
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will 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
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
rape (verb) sex crime (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between rape and sex crime

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