noun
indecent assault; forcible indecency
Legal term for sexual assault involving physical force or threat. In modern Japanese law, the concept has been updated; see also 不同意わいせつ.
See also: 不同意わいせつ
彼は強制わいせつの容疑で逮捕された。
He was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault.
強制わいせつ罪は刑法で規定されている。
The crime of forcible indecency is stipulated in the Penal Code.
A newer legal term that covers indecent acts without consent, regardless of force or threat. 強制わいせつ specifically requires assault or intimidation.
Compound of 強制 (compulsion, force) and わいせつ (obscenity, indecency). The term is a legal construct from the Japanese Penal Code.