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Meanings of
take by force
in English
To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
assault
rape
violate
ravish
vitiate
Synonyms
Examples for "
assault
"
assault
rape
violate
ravish
vitiate
Examples for "
assault
"
1
Research is mixed on whether the
assault
-
rifle
ban had a significant impact.
2
EU countries have threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey over the
assault
.
3
National pathways manager Kris Gagliardi said
assault
cases go up each December.
4
British Transport Police said they are investigating the incident as common
assault
.
5
The
assault
began in the early morning and continued throughout the day.
1
Second, police often fail to believe
rape
victims and conduct full investigations.
2
A common form of violence in the family unit is marital
rape
.
3
Reports of
rape
and domestic violence are increasing, according to Garda statistics.
4
The same thing operates in
rape
,
in burglary, and in other crimes.
5
Examples mentioned include incest,
rape
porn, underage content or child abuse material.
1
She said the proposal doesn't
violate
the second amendment or state laws.
2
Legal experts say such an effort would likely
violate
federal commerce law.
3
The Justice Department also said the agreement appeared to
violate
the law.
4
TikTok also said the ban would
violate
the company's First Amendment rights.
5
Many banks won't work with them because their operations
violate
federal law.
1
The gods were supposed to
ravish
feckless girls, not hardened Achaean warriors.
2
He'll rip off his pants and
ravish
the lady on the spot!
3
Turkeys mistake Jeff for female bird in heat and attempt to
ravish
him.
4
The perfect symmetry of this marvellous structure would
ravish
Michel Angelo.
5
Is this the moment where I get to
ravish
you both?
1
Small-pox does not
vitiate
the blood of a people; this disease does.
2
It is as apt to
vitiate
the system as to protect it.
3
Encroaching winter and ineffective international commitment may
vitiate
the humanitarian and redevelopment efforts.
4
Civilization tends to corrupt men, as large towns tend to
vitiate
the air.
5
Tithes, politics, or something wrong in principle,
vitiate
every Irish murder.
Usage of
take by force
in English
1
He will not buy what he believes he can
take
by
force
.
2
Confiscation means to
take
by
force
without the correct compensation.
3
Who will
take
by
force
what may be won by a few soft words?
4
He would rob a church, and was one who would rather
take
by
force
than favor.
5
To go on viking cruise and
take
by
force
that which is not our own is sinful.
6
Yield to us, Estein Hakonson, or we will
take
by
force
what you will not give us.
7
She had no doubt that he would now
take
by
force
what he could not win the other way.
8
There was no help therefore but to attempt to
take
by
force
what was denied to our modest request.
9
When famine urges him, he goes blindly, helplessly, dumbly, and tries to
take
by
force
that which is denied by force.
10
This is a land we must struggle to tame, a land we must
take
by
force
from the monstrosities that abound here!
11
Why, as to that, she trades when she can't
take
by
force
;
but she takes by force when she can, in preference.
12
Again pleading patriotism, they declare that it is the moral right of the nation to
take
by
force
such room as it needs.
13
Since he would barter his own daughter for a high place, he would not hesitate to
take
by
force
the daughter of another.
14
When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to
take
by
force
.
15
What will it avail you to
take
by
force
what you may quickly have by love, or destroy them that provide you food?
16
While generally friendly, a few of the baser sort persisted in attempting to steal, or
take
by
force
,
trivial articles which struck their fancy.
Other examples for "take by force"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
take
by
force
take
Verb
Preposition
Noun
Take by force
through the time
Take by force
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common