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Origin and Etymology of rape
Middle English, “turnip, Brassica napus,” borrowed from Latin rāpa, rāpum “turnip”; akin to Germanic *rōbjōn- “turnip” (whence Middle Dutch & Middle Low German rove, Old High German ruoba, ruoppa), Lithuanian rópė, Greek rháphys, rhápys (all going back to an earlier *rāp(h)-), Church Slavic (eastern) rěpa, Polish rzepa (going back to *rēp-), Welsh erfin “turnips, rape,” Breton irvin (going back to *arb-īno-, perhaps metathesized from *rab-), all from a substratal pre-Indo-European word of uncertain form
First Known Use: 14th century
rape
Definition of rape
raped
;raping
transitive verb
1a archaic : to seize and take away by forceb : despoil
2 : to commit rape on
raper
nounExamples of rape in a sentence
He is accused of raping the girl.
She was raped by a fellow student.
Origin and Etymology of rape
Middle English, from Latin rapere
First Known Use: 14th century
Other Legal Terms
rape
Definition of rape
1 : an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force
2 : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconciousness, or deception — compare sexual assault, statutory rape
3 : an outrageous violation
14th Century
First Known Use of rape
14th century
Other Legal Terms
rape
Definition of rape
: grape pomace
Origin and Etymology of rape
French râpe grape stalk
First Known Use: 1657
RAPE Defined for Kids
Definition of rape for Students
: a plant related to the mustard that is grown for animals to graze on, for its seeds which are fed to birds, and as a source of oil
Definition of rape for Students
raped
;raping
: to have sexual intercourse with by force
Definition of rape for Students
: the crime of forcing someone to have sexual intercourse
Medical Dictionary
rape
Medical Definition of rape
raped
;raping
: to commit rape on
rape
Medical Definition of rape
: unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent—compare sexual assault, statutory rape
Law Dictionary
rape
Legal Definition of rape
raped
raping
: to commit rape on
raper
nounrapist
nounOrigin and Etymology of rape
Latin rapere to seize and take away by force
rape
Legal Definition of rape
: unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female 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 — see also statutory rape
Additional Notes on rape
The common-law crime of rape involved a man having carnal knowledge of a woman not his wife through force and against her will, and required at least slight penetration of the penis into the vagina. While some states maintain essentially this definition of rape, most have broadened its scope especially in terms of the sex of the persons and the nature of the acts involved. Marital status is usually irrelevant. Moreover, the crime is codified under various names, including first degree sexual assault sexual battery unlawful sexual intercourse, and first degree sexual abuse.
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