Rape

:For other uses of the word rape (for example, the plant called rapeseed), see Rape (disambiguation).

Related Topics:
Rapeseed - Rape (disambiguation)

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Rape is a crime where the victim is forced into sexual activity, in particular sexual penetration, against his or her will. The word originates from the Latin rapere: to seize or take by force. The Latin term for the act of rape itself is raptus.

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Crime - Sexual activity - Sexual penetration - Latin

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Originally, the word rape was akin to rapine, rapture, raptor, and rapacious, and referred to the more general violations, such as looting, destruction, and capture of citizens that are inflicted upon a town or country during war, eg. the Rape of Nanking. Today, some dictionaries still define rape to include any serious and destructive assault against a person or community. This article, however, focuses primarily on sexual assault.

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Rapture - Raptor - Looting - War - Rape of Nanking - Assault - Sexual assault

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