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statutory offence vs sex crime

sex crime vs statutory offence

statutory offence and sex crime both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
statutory offence Yes No No No
sex crime Yes No No No
As nouns, sex crime is a hyponym of statutory offence; that is, sex crime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than statutory offence:
  • statutory offence: crimes created by statutes and not by common law
  • sex crime: 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 hyponyms of statutory offence include sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault, bigamy.
statutory offence (noun) sex crime (noun)
crimes created by statutes and not by common law 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
Difference between statutory offence and sex crime

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