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rape vs sexual assault

sexual assault vs rape

rape and sexual assault both are nouns.

rape is a verb but sexual assault is not a verb.

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

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