Meanings
plural sex crimes
- An unlawful sexual act.
One of the most dramatic theories circulating among Trump supporters is that Epstein – who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody – was murdered by powerful figures to cover up their roles in his sex crimes against children.
2025 July 17, Oliver Holmes, “Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 性犯罪
- 性犯罪 (xìngfànzuì)unlawful sexual act
Finnish sukupuolirikos, seksuaalirikos
- sukupuolirikosunlawful sexual act
- seksuaalirikosunlawful sexual act
Swedish sexualbrott, sexbrott
- sexualbrottunlawful sexual act
- sexbrottunlawful sexual act
Cite this entry
sex crime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20crime
“sex crime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20crime. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sex crime,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20crime.
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