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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Noun
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Three Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed for serious health violations, including multiple roaches in the eateries, according to recent inspection reports.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Those who break the rules of grammar are often heroes, especially when their violations are in the service of supplying, say, great dialogue (Mark Twain, Ralph Ellison, Don DeLillo).—
J.T. Barbarese,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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The thorny debate around what to do with TV shows hosted by those who have faced accusations reared its head Tuesday, when Deadline broke the news that the BBC will not remove content from iPlayer featuring Jay Blades after it was revealed that The Repair Shop presenter is facing rape charges.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Atiba Stanislaus, a farmer in his 20s, received 60 years for manslaughter and an additional 18 years for the rape of Brandel, along with other sentences for other crimes including kidnapping.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Ravishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravishment. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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