noun
sex crimes
Legal term referring to sexual offenses, especially adultery or fornication under criminal law. Rare in everyday conversation; used in legal contexts.
旧刑法では姦淫罪が規定されていた。
Sex crimes were stipulated in the old criminal code.
性犯罪 is the broader, modern term for sexual offenses, while 姦淫罪 is an older, more specific legal term often associated with adultery.
Compound of 姦淫 (adultery, fornication) and 罪 (crime). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with sexual offenses in legal contexts.