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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The company also had one repeat violation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that same year.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The case has not been prosecuted, and no probation violation was filed, according to online court records.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Homicides dropped 21%, rapes decreased 24% and robberies declined 41%.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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States audits, however, have repeatedly shown that CoreCivic facilities in Tennessee have failed to follow federal standards, including closing investigations before receiving rape kit results, failing to send rape kits for testing and not recording disciplinary actions.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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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 4 Sep. 2025.
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