gang rape

noun

: rape of one person by several attackers in succession
gang-rape transitive verb

Examples of gang rape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To Kill a Tiger (TVO, Knowledge Network) Ranjit, a farmer in India, demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024 The United Nations reports mass graves and gang rapes, 18 million people at risk of starvation, and almost 10 million displaced within the country in addition to the 1.8 million who have fled to neighboring states such as Chad and South Sudan, which are themselves in dire straits. Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024 The lawsuit was filed while San Diego State faced criticism after a Times investigation found that the university decided not to alert the campus community about the alleged gang rape and waited more than seven months to launch its own investigation. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Last month’s alleged gang rape in Catania has become not only a symbol of violence against women in the country, but a cause célèbre for Italy’s far-right government. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024 And in 2013, six men were sentenced to life in prison for the gang rape of a Swiss tourist. CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 In interviews, first responders haltingly describe finding naked female corpses tied to beds and survivors recount witnessing a gang rape at the music festival. Anna Schecter, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023 About 800 attendees, including dozens of senior diplomats, heads of women's organizations and senior UN officials, were presented with findings from Israel's continuing investigation and chilling statements describing horrific acts such as genital mutilation and gang rape. Forbes International, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 Tracy criticized Michigan State's Title IX department in 2018 over mishandling records on an investigation into a gang rape accusation against former Michigan State basketball players in 2015 on top of the Larry Nassar scandal. Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gang rape was in 1875

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“Gang rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gang%20rape. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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