as in violating
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 raping
These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.
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NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
While Vicki continued to hold Trevor, the man began raping her.
—Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
At least a dozen civil lawsuits have been launched against the hip-hop legend over the past year, since his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and abusing her over the course of a decade in a lawsuit that was quickly settled.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Diddy has been accused of raping another woman, and these accusations are disturbing.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
At least a dozen civil lawsuits have been launched against the hip-hop legend over the past year since his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and abusing her over a decade in a lawsuit that was quickly settled.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Last November, the singer Cassie Ventura, Combs’s former partner, filed a staggering 35-page lawsuit accusing the rapper of raping, drugging, and physically abusing her over the course of a decade.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
For years, Coates had been hearing rumors of Cosby drugging and raping women.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Lawyers for a former employee who accused Garth Brooks of raping her at a Los Angeles Hotel in 2019 have slammed the country music singer for revealing her real name in a court filing.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
While Vicki continued to hold Trevor, the man began raping her.
—Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
At least a dozen civil lawsuits have been launched against the hip-hop legend over the past year, since his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and abusing her over the course of a decade in a lawsuit that was quickly settled.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Diddy has been accused of raping another woman, and these accusations are disturbing.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
At least a dozen civil lawsuits have been launched against the hip-hop legend over the past year since his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and abusing her over a decade in a lawsuit that was quickly settled.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Last November, the singer Cassie Ventura, Combs’s former partner, filed a staggering 35-page lawsuit accusing the rapper of raping, drugging, and physically abusing her over the course of a decade.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
For years, Coates had been hearing rumors of Cosby drugging and raping women.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Lawyers for a former employee who accused Garth Brooks of raping her at a Los Angeles Hotel in 2019 have slammed the country music singer for revealing her real name in a court filing.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Raping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raping. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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