Acquaintance rape


rape committed by a person who is acquainted with the victim.
contemporary examples

non-stranger rape or acquaintance rape is real and happens every day in america.
the real victims in rape cases like greg kelly’s rikki klieman january 29, 2012

these were, remember, college students in an age of widespread awareness of acquaintance rape.
s-x, booze, and feminism cathy young february 21, 2014

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  • Acquaintanceship

    a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. the state of being or casually familiar with someone or something: as far as i know, no one of my acquaintance has traveled around the world. personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with french wines. (used with a […]

  • Acquainting

    to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan. to furnish with knowledge; inform (usually followed by with): to acquaint the manager with one’s findings. to bring into social contact; introduce (usually followed by with): she acquainted her roommate with my cousin. historical examples […]

  • Acquest

    property acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift. historical examples and in the pursuit and acquest of this knowledge he stuck neither at any labour or cost. lives of eminent zoologists, from aristotle to linnus william macgillivray

  • Acquiesced

    to -ssent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan. contemporary examples and so, after several days of rather conflicted contemplation, i acquiesced. the p-n-s debate cole gamble january 27, 2009 eventually corder said he acquiesced, and the operator connected him. two companies accused of fleecing […]


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