carnal abuse

1. 1.

   any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)

   Broadersexual activity
2. 2.

   sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)

   Synonymsstatutory rape

   Broaderrape

Questions about carnal abuse

What does carnal abuse mean?

carnal abuse means "any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for carnal abuse?

Close synonyms include statutory rape. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carnal abuse a common word?

carnal abuse is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.