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A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact, and for that reason is seen as threatening.
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Sexual predator — The term sexual predator is used pejoratively to describe a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically predatory manner. Analogous to how a predator hunts down its prey, so the sexual… … Wikipedia
sexual-predator law — ▪ law statute that mandates lengthy periods of preventive detention for habitual sexual offenders and sexual psychopaths beyond their criminal sentences. Sexual predator laws became popular in the United States in the 1990s, and their… … Universalium
Predator (disambiguation) — A predator is an animal that hunts and kills other organisms, usually for food.Predator may refer to: Books * Predator (comic book), several comic books derived from the Predator movie. * Predator (novel), a 2005 novel by Patricia Cornwell *… … Wikipedia
Predator (criminology) — In criminology, a predator is used to describe a criminal, most commonly in the phrases sexual predator and/or child predator . The term superpredator has also been used to refer to a theorized individual, from an urban ghetto, who has developed… … Wikipedia
predator — pred|a|tor [ˈpredətə US ər] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Latin; Origin: praedator, from praedari; PREDATORY] 1.) an animal that kills and eats other animals →↑prey 2.) someone who tries to use another person s weakness to get advantages ▪ a sexual… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sexual assault — Classification and external resources Konstantin Makovsky, The Bulgarian martyresses, a painting depicting the atrocities of bashibazouks in Bulgaria during the Russo Turkish War (1877–1878) … Wikipedia
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Sexual abuse — For the journal titled Sexual Abuse, see Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Bad Touch redirects here. For the song, see The Bad Touch … Wikipedia
To Catch a Predator — Title card. Format Newsmagazine Presented by Chris Hansen … Wikipedia
Anexo:Los testigos de Jehová y el abuso sexual — Algunos miembros de la confesión religiosa de los testigos de Jehová han sido relacionados con casos de abuso sexual pedofílico. Una página web especializada del Sr. William Bill Bowden ―quien fue anciano hasta el año 2000―, afirma que fuentes… … Wikipedia Español