Rape
noun
The crime of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse without their consent.
She was a victim of rape at a very young age.
Often appears as...
- rape victim
- rape survivor
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Disapproving
verb
To force someone to have sex when they are unwilling, using violence or threatening behaviour.
He was accused of raping a fellow student at the party.
Often appears as...
- rape someone
- accused of rape
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Disapproving
noun
A type of plant, also known as canola, which is used for its oil and as a food for livestock.
Canada is one of the largest exporters of rape for its oil.
Often appears as...
- rape oil
- rape seed
verb
Cause great damage to (something).
They raped the countryside by cutting down the trees.
Often appears as...
- rape the land
- rape the environment
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
noun
The crime of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse without their consent.
She was a victim of rape at a very young age.
Often appears as...
- rape victim
- rape survivor
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To force someone to have sex when they are unwilling, using violence or threatening behaviour.
He was accused of raping a fellow student at the party.
Often appears as...
- rape someone
- accused of rape
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A type of plant, also known as canola, which is used for its oil and as a food for livestock.
Canada is one of the largest exporters of rape for its oil.
Often appears as...
- rape oil
- rape seed
verb
Cause great damage to (something).
They raped the countryside by cutting down the trees.
Often appears as...
- rape the land
- rape the environment
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Term
Used in a legal context to describe a serious crime, often heard in news or law-related discussions.
The court heard the rape charges against the accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subject
It's a topic that needs to be approached with sensitivity and awareness of the emotional impact on survivors.
Organizations provide support for rape survivors.
Pro Tip 3/3Support Language
Use supportive language when discussing the subject with or around survivors; avoid blaming the victim.
She courageously shared her story of surviving rape.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Term
Used in a legal context to describe a serious crime, often heard in news or law-related discussions.
The court heard the rape charges against the accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subject
It's a topic that needs to be approached with sensitivity and awareness of the emotional impact on survivors.
Organizations provide support for rape survivors.
Pro Tip 3/3Support Language
Use supportive language when discussing the subject with or around survivors; avoid blaming the victim.
She courageously shared her story of surviving rape.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Term
Used in a legal context to describe a serious crime, often heard in news or law-related discussions.
The court heard the rape charges against the accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subject
It's a topic that needs to be approached with sensitivity and awareness of the emotional impact on survivors.
Organizations provide support for rape survivors.
Pro Tip 3/3Support Language
Use supportive language when discussing the subject with or around survivors; avoid blaming the victim.
She courageously shared her story of surviving rape.
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Video examples
Boniface Mwangi: The day...
I saw the killings. I saw the displacement. I met women who had been raped, and it disturbed me, but the country never spoke about it. We pretended. We all became smart cowards. We decided to stay out of trouble and not talk about it. Ten months later, I quit my job. I said I could not stand it anymore.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
was raped on her walk to the library, we would never celebrate the solution of moving the library closer to the dorm. And yet, for some reason, this is okay for poor people. Now the truth is, the traditional experts in economic development and poverty alleviation,
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The biology of our best...
letters with anthrax, airplanes as weapons, mass rape as a military strategy. We're a miserably violent species. But there's a complication, which is we don't hate violence, we hate the wrong kind. And when it's the right kind, we cheer it on, we hand out medals,
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A call to men PIPE Tony...
Well actually, he raped her, but he would say he had sex with her. Because, while Sheila never said no, she also never said yes. So he was offering me the opportunity to do the same. So when I go in the room, I close the door. Folks, I'm petrified.
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Why should you read "The...
and fertile women are subject to state-engineered rape in order to give birth to children for the regime. Although The Handmaid's Tale is set in the future, one of Atwood's self-imposed rules in writing it was that she wouldn't use any event
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Watch the Flight of a...
over fly potentially decent food like this oil seed rape in favor of more distant booty Juliette thinks this is probably to avoid competition with other members of the same hive the further out you go the more choice you get and once
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Prison Victim PIPE National...
can't be crossed and that line was crossed with me you know rape is the secret in prison fuel talk about and although the prison launched an investigation there was not enough evidence to support the charges
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How the worst moments in...
had been raped as an adolescent, and had a child following that rape, which had thrown away her career plans and damaged all of her emotional relationships. But when I met her, she was 50, and I said to her,
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Re-writing laws to help...
that this isn't the case survivors are often revitalized by the very system that was built and to seek and protect justice one of the first things that happens after a rape is a three to seven
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Understanding Evil PIPE The...
he's serving a life sentence here his attorney tells me this man raped more than two dozen women and murdered three
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
I saw the killings. I saw the displacement. I met women who had been raped, and it disturbed me, but the country never spoke about it. We pretended. We all became smart cowards. We decided to stay out of trouble and not talk about it. Ten months later, I quit my job. I said I could not stand it anymore.
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
was raped on her walk to the library, we would never celebrate the solution of moving the library closer to the dorm. And yet, for some reason, this is okay for poor people. Now the truth is, the traditional experts in economic development and poverty alleviation,
Video examples
The biology of our best...
letters with anthrax, airplanes as weapons, mass rape as a military strategy. We're a miserably violent species. But there's a complication, which is we don't hate violence, we hate the wrong kind. And when it's the right kind, we cheer it on, we hand out medals,
Video examples
A call to men PIPE Tony...
Well actually, he raped her, but he would say he had sex with her. Because, while Sheila never said no, she also never said yes. So he was offering me the opportunity to do the same. So when I go in the room, I close the door. Folks, I'm petrified.
Video examples
Why should you read "The...
and fertile women are subject to state-engineered rape in order to give birth to children for the regime. Although The Handmaid's Tale is set in the future, one of Atwood's self-imposed rules in writing it was that she wouldn't use any event
Video examples
Watch the Flight of a...
over fly potentially decent food like this oil seed rape in favor of more distant booty Juliette thinks this is probably to avoid competition with other members of the same hive the further out you go the more choice you get and once
Video examples
Prison Victim PIPE National...
can't be crossed and that line was crossed with me you know rape is the secret in prison fuel talk about and although the prison launched an investigation there was not enough evidence to support the charges
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
had been raped as an adolescent, and had a child following that rape, which had thrown away her career plans and damaged all of her emotional relationships. But when I met her, she was 50, and I said to her,
Video examples
Re-writing laws to help...
that this isn't the case survivors are often revitalized by the very system that was built and to seek and protect justice one of the first things that happens after a rape is a three to seven
Video examples
Understanding Evil PIPE The...
he's serving a life sentence here his attorney tells me this man raped more than two dozen women and murdered three
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Quote examples
Rituparna Sengupta
Indian Actress
I want people, who don't care about their partners be treated harshly. Marriage is supposed to be a bond of love and affection. Women should start thinking independently when it comes to issues like rape.
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Anna Friel
English Actress
And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.
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Garret Dillahunt
American Actor
I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing and figured, 'It's time to do another comedy.
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Fiona Apple
American Musician
Rape is the most humiliating thing that can be done to you; it's the most vulnerable that you can be. But once I realized that, I became a stronger person and faced all my fears.
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Pooja Bedi
Indian Actress
We need laws against rape and such violence; but at the same time, if women are misusing the law, we need to think about how to protect the right of a man as well.
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Richard Mourdock
American Politician
Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
When a woman cries date rape what she means is the whole thing went too quickly.
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Mike Tyson
American Boxer
I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.
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Freda Adler
American Educator
Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.
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Kirron Kher
Indian Actress
Capital punishment is an appropriate punishment for rape.
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Rituparna Sengupta
Indian Actress
I want people, who don't care about their partners be treated harshly. Marriage is supposed to be a bond of love and affection. Women should start thinking independently when it comes to issues like rape.
Quote examples
Anna Friel
English Actress
And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.
Quote examples
Garret Dillahunt
American Actor
I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing and figured, 'It's time to do another comedy.
Quote examples
Fiona Apple
American Musician
Rape is the most humiliating thing that can be done to you; it's the most vulnerable that you can be. But once I realized that, I became a stronger person and faced all my fears.
Quote examples
Pooja Bedi
Indian Actress
We need laws against rape and such violence; but at the same time, if women are misusing the law, we need to think about how to protect the right of a man as well.
Quote examples
Richard Mourdock
American Politician
Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen.
Quote examples
Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
When a woman cries date rape what she means is the whole thing went too quickly.
Quote examples
Mike Tyson
American Boxer
I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.
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Freda Adler
American Educator
Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.
Quote examples
Kirron Kher
Indian Actress
Capital punishment is an appropriate punishment for rape.
Example 1 of 10
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