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ravishment

noun

Definition of ravishment

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

The Lakers, playing with Sexton as their primary ballhandler during the stretch, had four turnovers during the drought, including a shot clock violation after a timeout.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
The building didn’t just fall into disrepair but was legally condemned by the town of Branford due to fire safety and other code violations.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of violation

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Russell Brand‘s October 2017 appearance on The Wendy Williams Show has been used against him during his rape trial in London.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
That same jury had convicted him of the April 10, 2016, rape and murder of Guevara Machado at the Chesapeake Motel in Hialeah.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rape

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Chinatown resident Matt Booth, who lives and works less than two blocks from where the alleged assault occurred, said he was shocked by the video.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The woman, a massage therapist who Goldsmith hired to work on Brand at her house, accused the actor of physical assault in 2014.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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