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- adjective Not relating to
sex .
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Examples
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There are studies from the latter half of that century that indicated a negative correlation between circumcision and genital infections (of a non-sexual nature), but the correlation has been seen to decrease to negligibility in modern, affluent cultures, where both education and product availability in personal hygiene are common.
All kinds of ouch. 2009
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Knowing and fulfilling your desires for sex are important parts of a happy marriage, but then so is also non-sexual touching in communicating your affection and love.
Anne Naylor: How To Turn Romance Into Lifelong Love Anne Naylor 2011
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As I already said, why not depictions of non-sexual child abuse, or of non-sexual abuse of adults (like the mutilation examples that I gave and you ignored) – or even of videos depicting actual rape of adults?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens 2010
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You'd never even have known about it if it was some non-sexual friend he happened to have in Argentina that he met for dinner ... or if he was unmarried and had a random daliance with someone he met at a bar one night while there.
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In terms of individual risk categories, Afghanistan was deemed to be the most dangerous for health, economic/discrimination and non-sexual violence; the Congo is most plagued by rape and sexual violence; and India has most problems with trafficking.
Afghanistan worst place in the world for women, but India in top five 2011
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As I already said, why not depictions of non-sexual child abuse, or of non-sexual abuse of adults (like the mutilation examples that I gave and you ignored) – or even of videos depicting actual rape of adults?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens 2010
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The film scored early controversy last year over Vaughn's casual use of the word 'gay' as a non-sexual negative slur, and the film itself seemed almost programmed to turn off would-be viewers.
Scott Mendelson: HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review: Green Hornet dominates MLK holiday Scott Mendelson 2011
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The film scored early controversy last year over Vaughn's casual use of the word 'gay' as a non-sexual negative slur, and the film itself seemed almost programmed to turn off would-be viewers.
Scott Mendelson: HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review: Green Hornet dominates MLK holiday Scott Mendelson 2011
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Since sex speech also has its own sui generis line of First Amendment jurisprudence involving both obscenity and “secondary effects” cases which give the state more regulatory powers in non-sexual speech matters, it seems logical that that line of cases applies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The First Amendment and Advertisements of Legal Prostitution 2010
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They are perpetrated at the very perception of dishonor, such as: engaging in homosexual acts, dressing in an unacceptable manner, or having an inappropriate non-sexual relationship such as walking down the street with someone.
Thor Halvorssen: Monsters Rule in Pakistan; Rape is Public Policy Thor Halvorssen 2011
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