rape
Brassica for pressing
Rape is forced sexual intercourse—sex without consent, typically through violence, threats, or incapacitation.
The word carries its full gravity in legal and personal contexts: She reported the rape to police.
Extended uses describe violation or plunder: the rape of the countryside.
As a verb, to rape is to commit this act.
Separately, rape is a plant related to mustard, cultivated for its oil-rich seeds (canola).
Violent offensive act
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- forceStrength or compulsion
- attackAggressive act against another
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
battery · violation · atrocity · cruelty · domination · intimidation · terror · savagery
Violent offensive act
- victimOne harmed by another
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- survivorOne still alive after
testimony · prosecution · defendant · verdict · sentence · evidence · felony · predator
Oil-yielding brassica crop
- canolaMild vegetable oil
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- oilseedLipid-yielding plant kernel
- cultivationFostering growth through care
crop · field · harvest · yield · flowering · Europe · rotation · acreage
Violent theft of goods
- plunderGoods seized violently
- despoilStrip of possessions
- ravageCause severe destruction
- stripNarrow elongated piece
ransack · devastation · resource extraction · land grab · colonial · exploitation · destruction · environmental
Oil from brassica crops
- canola oilPressed seed cooking fat
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- extractionAct of removing
- cold-pressedProcessed without heat
expeller · refining · biodiesel · cooking oil · vegetable oil · crush · meal · cake
assault
Violent offensive act
aggression · battery · violation · atrocity · cruelty · domination · intimidation · terror · savagery · warfare
assault
Violent offensive act
- victimOne harmed by another
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- consentVoluntary agreement given
survivor · testimony · prosecution · defendant · verdict · sentence · evidence · felony · predator · justice
rapeseed
Oil-yielding brassica crop
cultivation · crop · field · harvest · yield · flowering · Europe · rotation · acreage · combine
pillage
Violent theft of goods
strip · ransack · devastation · resource extraction · land grab · colonial · exploitation · destruction · environmental · deforestation
rapeseed oil
Oil from brassica crops
- canola oilPressed seed cooking fat
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- extractionAct of removing
cold-pressed · expeller · refining · biodiesel · cooking oil · vegetable oil · crush · meal · cake · lecithin
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
- wrongdoingscrime, crimes, sin, sins, wrongdoing
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- feloniesmurder, homicide, manslaughter, robbery, arson
- military scandalsAbu Ghraib, Iran-Contra, Pentagon Papers, torture, cover-ups
rapeprotection
Guarding against harm
nurturing · cherishing · safeguarding · respect · tenderness
- rapid fireIn quick succession
- rapid testsFast diagnostic kits
- date rapeSexual assault by acquaintance
- rapid responseFast action to emergencies
- date rape drugSubstance enabling sexual assault
- rapid transitUrban public rail system