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
  • Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, helped facilitate the tour and told lawmakers that those with yellow wristbands, the lowest level, had committed noncriminal offenses such as traffic violations.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • The list obtained by the Herald/Times states that his uncle, Denis Alcides Solis Morales, has immigration violations and makes no mention of convictions or pending criminal charges.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • An investigation was started in February 2022 after the first report of rape was made, the police said, adding that Partey is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 5.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • Former Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore has been found guilty of rape.
    Chris Biderman July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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