| 单词 | indecent assault |
| 释义 | > as lemmasindecent assault indecent assault n. an assault (sense 3) of a sexual nature, but not involving rape or attempted rape; used colloquially as a euphemism for rape (Webster, 1934). ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > indecent assault indecent assault1861 sexual assault1883 sexual interference1932 molestation1945 interference1968 1861 Act 24 & 25 Victoria c. 100 §52 Whosoever shall be convicted of any indecent Assault upon any Female..shall be liable..to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour. 1861 Act 24 & 25 Victoria c. 100 §62 Whosoever..shall be guilty..of any indecent Assault upon any Male Person, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor. 1938 ‘J. Curtis’ They drive by Night xvii. 190 You want to get pinched for indecent assault, do you? 1956 Act 4 & 5 Eliz. II c. 69 §14 It is an offence, subject to the exception mentioned in subsection (3) of this section, for a person to make an indecent assault on a woman. 1956 Act 4 & 5 Eliz. II c. 69 §15 It is an offence for a person to make an indecent assault on a man. 1969 C. Allen Textbk. Psychosexual Disorders (ed. 2) xxii. 458 The Act does not provide a definition of ‘indecent assault’... In the majority of cases a man..has, without invitation, put his hand up the clothing of an unsuspecting female. 1974 Guardian 24 Jan. 7/3 Mr Breredon, at present serving four years for two cases of indecent assault. < as lemmas |
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