ravishments

plural of ravishment
as in violations
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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violations
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  • Questions over gambling machines reached state Supreme Court Local police can enforce violations in certain circumstances, including at grocery stores and gas stations.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The New Brunswick house also possessed a history of building code violations and officials have since declared the building to be an unsafe structure, according to NJ Advance Media.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Ravishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravishments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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