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rape - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
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violation,
assault,
ravishment |
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sexual abuse,
sexual assault,
sex crime,
sex offense a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"
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date rape rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
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carnal abuse,
statutory rape any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)
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rape - Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop |
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colza |
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mustard leaves eaten as cooked greens
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brassica,
genus brassica mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
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rapeseed seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil
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rape - the act of despoiling a country in warfare |
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rapine |
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pillage,
pillaging,
plundering the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
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| Verb |
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rape - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
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ravish,
violate,
assault,
dishonor,
dishonour,
outrage |
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assail,
assault,
attack,
set on attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
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gang-rape rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"
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rape - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
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spoil,
despoil,
violate,
plunder |
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destroy,
ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
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