sex offense vs assault

assault vs sex offense

sex offense and assault both are nouns.

sex offense is not a verb while assault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sex offense	Yes	No	No	No
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, assault is a hyponym of sex offense; that is, assault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sex offense:

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
assault: the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

Other hyponyms of sex offense include molestation, rape, ravishment, violation.

sex offense (noun)	assault (noun)
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	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

sex offense (verb)	assault (verb)
	attack in speech or writing
	attack someone physically or emotionally
	force (someone) to have sex against their will

Difference between sex offense and assault

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