rape noun (1)
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\ ˈrāp \
Definition of rape (Entry 1 of 4)
1: unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception
— compare SEXUAL ASSAULT, STATUTORY RAPE
2: an outrageous violation
3: an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force