Term Gallery logo

Meanings of spousal rape in English

Non-consensual sex in which the perpetrator is the victim's spouse.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "marital rape"
        Examples for "marital rape"
        1
        A common form of violence in the family unit is marital rape.
        The South African
        2
        Bahraini law doesn't recognize or punish marital rape or domestic abuse.
        Reuters
        3
        The bill also introduces marital rape as a crime for the first time.
        Feminist dot com
        4
        The notion of marital rape did not enter our criminal law until 1990.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The report recommends the criminalisation of marital rape and harsher punishments for gang rape
        The Guardian
        Usage of spousal rape in English
        1
        No country covered explicitly prohibited spousal rape and only Tunisia and Jordan offer specific protections against domestic violence, it said.
        Reuters
        2
        The law also recognizes sexual abuse as an aspect of domestic violence, but stops short of calling it spousal rape, a disappointment for activists.
        Feminist dot com
        This collocation consists of: