as in violation
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
Yeats' poem about the ravishment of Leda by Zeus in the guise of a swan
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Iran disagrees strongly, and called Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon a violation of the ongoing two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Rodgers echoed Kelly’s trepidations by arguing that the city should take more explicit actions under code that already exists to protect against ordinance violations.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jury selection for Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in a Manhattan courtroom could begin as soon as Tuesday.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In his third New York prosecution, Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to third-degree rape stemming from an alleged assault on hair stylist and once-aspiring actor Jessica Mann.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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This latest ideological assault on professionalism advances neither objective.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Way has been charged with felony first-degree assault, the outlets reported, citing court documents.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Ravishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravishment. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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