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Meanings of rapine in anglès

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The act of despoiling a country in warfare.

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        Examples for "rape"
        1
        Second, police often fail to believe rape victims and conduct full investigations.
        The Guardian
        2
        A common form of violence in the family unit is marital rape.
        The South African
        3
        Reports of rape and domestic violence are increasing, according to Garda statistics.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The same thing operates in rape, in burglary, and in other crimes.
        Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
        5
        Examples mentioned include incest, rape porn, underage content or child abuse material.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of rapine in anglès
        1
        The Gila Valley saw much of Indian rapine in its earlier days.
        Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
        2
        Plunder and rapine indeed appeared to be the object of the crusaders.
        Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades
        3
        Hence, extraordinary scenes of rapine and murder would be occasioned in Africa.
        The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
        4
        And deep inside, the money is racked ready for pillage, rapine, loot.
        The Demolished Man
        5
        The deeds of ruthless brigands, rapine, murder- Ihearthe cries for help!
        Leaves of Grass
        6
        The inroads were as usual marked by stealth, rapine, and horrible cruelty.
        The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
        7
        There have been ruins, and fires, and rapine, and murder, and torture.
        Saint Augustin
        8
        I see knightly deeds, violence, rapine, and a good deal of blood.
        Condensed Novels
        9
        You've a thousand years of quarrels, of fighting and rapine behind you.
        Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
        10
        In the Asiatic Cusha-Dwip they supported themselves by violence and rapine.
        The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion
        11
        There had been no rapine in the holocaust of this, His faithful servant.
        The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation
        12
        Injustice, cruelty, and rapine have always been the watchwords of the Transvaal Boers.
        Cetywayo and his White Neighbours / Remarks on Recent Events in ...
        13
        From the Croton to Kingsbridge, every species of rapine and lawless violence prevailed.
        Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
        14
        We observe avarice, rapine, and murder, equally prevailing in all parts.
        Letters from an American Farmer
        15
        They subsist solely by pillage and rapine, and waylaying their countrymen.
        Travels of Richard and John Lander into the interior of Africa, ...
        16
        Open rapine becomes less frequent, and violence gives way to cunning.
        The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 / ...
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