Sexual - Law Dictionary Search Results

offensive

resentment ;esp : contrary to a particular or prevailing sense of what is decent, proper, or moral [depicted sexual acts in a patently way] see also obscene of·fen·sive·ly adv of·fen·sive·ness n

applied more stringently or differently to one group of people than to another used especially of standards of sexual behavior that condemn behavior on the part of women that is condoned or not condemned when exhibited by

fair housing

home buyers, renters, and mortgage borrowers with protections against discrimination based on disability, gender, marital status, race, and sexual orientation (among other things).

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lewd

lewd : involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious [convicted of and lascivious assault upon a child "National

lascivious

lascivious : reflecting or producing sexual desire or behavior esp. that is considered indecent or obscene [lewd and behavior]

incident

incident 1 : a distinct occurrence or event [an of sexual harassment] 2 : a subordinate, dependent, or consequential element [the search was a legitimate to the arrest] [child

hostile environment harassment

substantially interfering with a person's work performance or of creating a hostile work environment ;esp : hostile environment sexual harassment

hate crimes

violence that is intended to injure and/or intimidate the victim(s) because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, religious, sexual orientation, or disability.

harass

subject persistently and wrongfully to annoying, offensive, or troubling behavior [a collection agency ing a debtor] see also sexual harassment ha·rass·er n ha·rass·ment n

fresh complaint rule

complaint rule : a rule of evidence: the testimony of a witness to whom a victim of a sexual offense made a fresh complaint is admissible to corroborate the victim's testimony called also fresh complaint doctrine

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