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  • 1Rape — Rape, v. t. 1. To commit rape upon; to ravish. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig., Colloq.) To perform an action causing results harmful or very unpleasant to a person or thing; as, women raped first by their assailants, and then by the Justice system.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2rape — rape1 [rāp] n. [ME, prob. < the v.] 1. a) the crime of engaging in sexual acts, esp. involving penetration of the vagina or anus, usually forcibly, with a person who has not consented; specif., this crime committed by a man upon a woman or… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Rape pornography — is a genre of pornography involving the depiction of rape.Feminists, social conservatives and libertarians debate whether this form of pornography encourages men to commit rape. The pairing of sex with violence distinguishes the issue of rape… …

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  • 4Rape — Forced sexual intercourse; sexual assault; sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. Rape may be heterosexual (involving members of opposite sexes) or homosexual (involving members of the same sex). Rape involves insertion of an erect… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 5rape — rape1 rapable, rapeable, adj. rapist, raper, n. /rayp/, n., v., raped, raping. n. 1. the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse. 2. any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person. 3 …

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  • 6rape — I [[t]reɪp[/t]] n. v. raped, rap•ing 1) the unlawful act of forcing a female to have sexual intercourse, as by physical attack or threats 2) law any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person 3) cvb law statutory rape 4) an act of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7rape — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a female without her consent. The unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman by a man forcibly and against her will. The act of sexual intercourse committed by a man with a woman not his wife and without her consent,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8To rape and ren — Rape Rape, v. t. 1. To commit rape upon; to ravish. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig., Colloq.) To perform an action causing results harmful or very unpleasant to a person or thing; as, women raped first by their assailants, and then by the Justice system …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Rape by gender — This article classifies types of rape by the sex of both the rapist and the victim. The scope of the article includes both rape and sexual violence more generally. Since only a small percentage of acts of sexual violence are brought to the… …

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  • 10Rape statistics — Articleissues POV = August 2007 essay = August 2007 rewrite = August 2007Statistics on rape are common in western countries and are becoming more common throughout the world. They are, however, highly politicized, often sex biased, and have been… …

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