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Repi Posted 13 years ago
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usage of commit, understanding a sentence
I have difficulty in understanding a sentence:
"A man commits an act of gross indecency with a child by totally passive submission to an act done by a child".
Firstly commiting with somebody something suggests me that the person commits something together with somebody. I would say commit something to/against somebody. By translation it was clear to me that the indecency should happen against/to a child. Why is this not correct? Secondly regarding to "submission to an act done by a child" suggests that the adult submit himself to the act done by the child that is again seems nonsense to me. Or does submission mean here that he accepts that a child is doing something wrong (by the implication of the translation something sexual or expose himself?) that seems pretty weird to me again. My English is far not perfect but this sentence seems incorrect to me or have I missunderstood, overlooked something? Thank you!
"A man commits an act of gross indecency with a child by totally passive submission to an act done by a child".
Firstly commiting with somebody something suggests me that the person commits something together with somebody. I would say commit something to/against somebody. By translation it was clear to me that the indecency should happen against/to a child. Why is this not correct? Secondly regarding to "submission to an act done by a child" suggests that the adult submit himself to the act done by the child that is again seems nonsense to me. Or does submission mean here that he accepts that a child is doing something wrong (by the implication of the translation something sexual or expose himself?) that seems pretty weird to me again. My English is far not perfect but this sentence seems incorrect to me or have I missunderstood, overlooked something? Thank you!
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I have difficulty in understanding a sentence: "A man commits an act of gross indecency with a child by totally passive submission to an act done by a child". Firstly commiting with somebody something suggests me that the person commits something together with somebody. I would say commit something to/against somebody.
- I have difficulty in understanding a sentence: "A man commits an act of gross indecency with a child by totally passive submission to an act done by a child".
- Firstly commiting with somebody something suggests me that the person commits something together with somebody.
- I would say commit something to/against somebody.
- By translation it was clear to me that the indecency should happen against/to a child.
- Why is this not correct?
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I have difficulty in understanding a sentence:
"A man commits an act of gross indecency with a child by totally passive submission to an act done by a child".
Firstly commiting with somebody something suggests me that the person commits something together with somebody. I would say commit something to/against somebody. By translation it was clear to me that the indecency should happen ag
"A man commits an act of gross indecency with a child by totally passive submission to an act done by a child".
Firstly commiting with somebody something suggests me that the person commits something together with somebody. I would say commit something to/against somebody. By translation it was clear to me that the indecency should happen ag
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Thank you! Sorry, it was a legal text and I just couldn't figure out what it really means, but your comments were helpful. I didn't have the intention to raise a disgusting topic.
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