Definition of Rape

By: A Survivor Not a Victim
July 5, 2016

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rape (noun)

Merriam Webster

1 : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person’s will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception compare Sexual assault, Statutory Rape

2 : an outrageous violation

3: an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force

rape (verb)

1 : to commit rape on

2 a**:** DESPOIL

2b: archaic – to seize and take away by force

rape

dictionary.com

noun

1. unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the person subjected to such penetration. : See also sexual assault.
2. any sexual activity, with or without penetration, that takes place without the consent of one of the people involved.

If the definition of RAPE states

• “with or without force”
• “without consent of the victim”

Then why is our justice system so unresponsive and unwilling to prosecute perpetrators of this heinous crime?!?!

Worldwide – THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM!