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as in violation
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse an international law defining rape as a war crime

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as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal the legend of the rape of the Sabine women by the ancient Romans was frequently depicted in classical art

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verb

as in to violate
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent the defendant accused of raping the victim

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Recent Examples of rape
Noun
Catherine tells the story of her rape as a trauma survivor does, doing her best to conjure the dark collage of sensory details imprinted on her memory. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 Two more women stepped forward with rape claims a week after Ventura’s lawsuit made global headlines. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024 With its combination of diaristic iPhone videos, news reports, hotel security footage from the night of Ito’s rape and various audio recordings, the film is a visceral testimony of survival and recourse. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024 His notoriously pornographic breakthrough novel, The Elementary Particles, trafficked in masturbation, flashing, orgies, and child rape but really amounted to a diatribe against a godless materialism. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 The role of Jane Chapman, the Monterey single mother and victim of rape by Kidman's character's abusive husband Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgård), transformed Woodley from teen idol to serious actor. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Metro Boomin, the hip-hop super-producer who has worked with everyone from Future to 21 Savage, was accused of rape in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles. Thania Garcia, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 That rape went unsolved until DNA taken in a rape kit matched Abston. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 After the rape, Combs is claimed to have threatened the boy’s parents. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested in 2018 in a Sacramento, California, suburb on suspicion of being the man who killed 12 people and raped more than 50 women in the 1970s and 1980s. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024 In 2023, Roy Rosselló of the boy band Menudo said that he was drugged and raped by José Menendez, an entertainment executive, in the 1980s. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 Personal disputes Amount: $92 million Creditor: E. Jean Carroll Status: Under appeal Interest rate: About 4.75% The writer E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a department store. Dan Alexander, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Roy Rosselló, an ex-member of the boy band Menudo, claimed that José — who was a record executive — raped him. Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024 His situation worsened when a woman named Effie accused him of raping her in 2017. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 He was convicted in April of raping the woman while holding her at gunpoint in September 2021. CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024 Her refusal to hold the trial in private meant that the men accused of raping her haven’t been able to cower behind closed doors, protected from public view. Claire Cohen, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024 The lawsuit alleges the music producer, real name Leland Wayne, drugged and raped a woman in 2016, resulting in her pregnancy. Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • The lawsuit, now in its early stages, seeks to prohibit any further clean water violations as well as civil penalties.
    Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Here's how to report possible irregularities or violations.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • The law also allows law enforcement to issue a notice of noncompliance when autonomous vehicles violate local traffic ordinances.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Alleged Violations of Due Process Attorney Jacob Candelaria, representing NNK Equity, disputed these charges, arguing that authorities violated his client's civil rights.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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  • Napolitano, to this day, insists the abduction happened.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Cuéllar later refuted the suspicion that he was affiliated with the abduction.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • After leading a relatively peaceful life as a farmer in northern Africa with his wife, Lucius is forced into slavery and ends up becoming a gladiator like his father.
    Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024

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