indecent assault

noun

: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent

Examples of indecent assault in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She was charged with indecent assault, corruption of minors, inducement of minors with liquor and giving false reports to law enforcement. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025

He was charged with indecent assault, convicted and dishonorably discharged — the military's most punitive form of separation. —Jessica Kegu, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024

In 2022 Rodezno-Marin was arrested in Massachusetts and charged with indecent assault and battery on person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery, and assault to rape. —Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025

Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas, 38, a citizen of Guatemala, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office, faces four counts of aggravated rape of a child, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and a count of enticing a child under 16. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for indecent assault

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• fault
• gault
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• malt
• sault
• vault
• walt
• asphalt
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• cobalt
• default

Medical Definition

indecent assault

noun

in·​de·​cent as·​sault (ˈ)in-ˈdēs-ᵊnt-ə-ˈsȯlt 

: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent

Legal Definition

indecent assault

see assault