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sexual assault vs rape

rape vs sexual assault

sexual assault and rape both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sexual assault Yes No No No
rape Yes No Yes No
As nouns, rape is a hyponym of sexual assault; that is, rape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sexual assault:
  • 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
  • rape: the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
Other hyponyms of sexual assault include molestation, assault, ravishment, violation.
sexual assault (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
sexual assault (verb) rape (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between sexual assault and rape

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