Rape - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the act of despoiling a country in warfare (syn: rapine)
- the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will (syn: assault, ravishment, violation)
verb
Extra examples
He is accused of raping the girl.
She was raped by a fellow student.
She had been raped and stabbed.
Police are investigating a series of violent rapes in the town.
He was arrested and charged with rape.
He always denied that he was guilty of rape.
He was convicted of attempted rape.
The woman was raped on her way home at night
The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Rape is a very serious crime.
The experience of rape can change how a woman feels about her body.
Abortions would only be allowed in cases of rape or incest.
In this stage of a rape case, the focus often shifts onto the victim and her conduct.
Rape is a taboo subject.
She was murdered by a man who was out on bail for rape.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: rape
he/she/it: rapes
present participle: raping
past tense: raped
past participle: raped
singular: rape
plural: rapes
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