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Hierarchy of Transgression: Differentiating Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault and Rape
Many people use the terms sexual violence, sexual assault and rape interchangeably. In the criminal law parlance, there is a distinction among the three terms. Nevertheless, the rationale behind these three concepts is the same: they are all an offence.