indecent assault

English

Noun

indecent assault (plural indecent assaults)

1. (criminal law, Hong Kong, historical in UK) Sexual contact with another person, who does not want it, that does not result in, or is not considered to be, rape.

   Hyponym: sexual assault

Usage notes

The term became historical in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after it was replaced by the offence of sexual assault.

Translations

unwanted sexual contact

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 非禮／非礼 (zh) (fēilǐ), 猥褻侵犯／猥亵侵犯 (wěixiè qīnfàn)

• Finnish: pakottaminen seksuaaliseen tekoon
• Greek: ασέλγεια (el) f (asélgeia)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can