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sex offense vs rape

rape vs sex offense

sex offense and rape both are nouns.

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

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

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