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rape  

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  • Rape is a violent sex act perpetrated by a stronger individual or one who has power over another. In a democratic society in which all citizens are presumed equal, forced sexual intercourse constitutes physical domination of one citizen by another sexually aggressive citizen against the victim's will. [Source: Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law; Rape]

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