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rape vs sex offense

sex offense vs rape

rape and sex offense both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rape Yes No Yes No
sex offense Yes No No No
As nouns, sex offense is a hypernym of rape; that is, sex offense 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 offense: 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 crime, sexual abuse, sexual assault.
rape (noun) sex offense (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 offense (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between rape and sex offense

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