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- noun Plural form of
rape . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rape .
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Examples
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An outside panel commissioned by the agency found that it to be too narrow a definition rapes don't necessarily have to be "forcible," against a female, etc and women's rights advocates say it results in the under-reporting of thousands of sexual assaults each year .
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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"By putting the word "rapes" between single inverted commas, you seem to be saying that in your opinion it isn't rape if a woman is wearing lycra."
The Guardian World News Tracy McVeigh 2011
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"By putting the word "rapes" between single inverted commas, you seem to be saying that in your opinion it isn't rape if a woman is wearing lycra."
The Guardian World News Tracy McVeigh 2011
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As for what should happen to the people who committed these acts, the temptation to go after the people who held the drill, fired the guns, or threatened the rapes is powerful since they were the ones who actually were there.
Not By Accident 2009
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Regardless, the proportion of child rapes is staggeringly high and emphasizes the need for greater protection of Khmer children.
Report finds high rates of underage rape in Cambodia this year « Planning the Day 2009
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Fletcher A. Worrell has been charged with nine rapes from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.
Man, 63, convicted in 1991 Md. rape Dan Morse 2010
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On abortion, O'Donnell jumps in to say that she was against abortion but that the number of abortions following rapes is tiny.
Christine O'Donnell debates Chris Coons in Delaware - as it happened Richard Adams 2010
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Trial opens for 3 men accused in rapes of USD students
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Trial opens for 3 men accused in rapes of USD students
San Diego Gang-Rape Case Coverage Colorless–Except When “Racism” Is In Question. 2008
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Trial opens for 3 men accused in rapes of USD students
Religious Left Alert–New Baptist Covenant With Immigration Enthusiasts 2008
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