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rap·ist

 (rā′pĭst)
n.
1. Law One who commits the crime of rape.
2. One who abuses something or treats something improperly: rapists of the land.
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rapist

(ˈreɪpɪst)
n
(Law) a person who commits rape
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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Translations
násilník
voldtægtsforbryder
raiskaaja
silovatelj
nemi erőszakot elkövető
nauîgari
強姦者
강간범
våldtäktsman
คนที่ข่มขืน
ırza geçen kimsetecavüzcü
kẻ hiếp dâm

rapist

[ˈreɪpɪst] Nviolador(a) m/f
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rapist

[ˈreɪpɪst] nvioleur mrap music nmusique f rap
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rapist

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rapist

[ˈreɪpɪst] nviolentatore m, stupratore m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rape

(reip) noun
1. the crime of having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.
2. the act of causing great damage, destruction etc to land etc.
verb
1. to force (a woman) to have sexual intercourse against her will.
2. to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).
ˈrapist noun
a man who rapes a woman.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

rapist

مُغْتَصِب násilník voldtægtsforbryder Vergewaltiger βιαστής violador raiskaaja violeur silovatelj stupratore 強姦者 강간범 verkrachter voldtektsforbryter gwałciciel estuprador, violador насильник våldtäktsman คนที่ข่มขืน tecavüzcü kẻ hiếp dâm 强奸犯
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"The BJP has allowed the entry of those persons who they had called matka dealer and rapist. It means the BJP stands by matka gambling and rapists," he told ANI.
A children's officer from Budalang'i constituency in Busia county said stern legal action would be taken against parents colluding with rapists.
Police took action against the rapists following instructions of Inspector General of Police, Islamabad Amir Zulfiqar Khan.
News Report Awami League Presidium member and 14-party spokesperson Mohammed Nasim has demanded awarding punishment to rapists and repressors of women by forming a special tribunal.
An officer from CMPG tweeted: "People often tell us 'shouldn't you be out catching rapists and murderers rather than persecuting motorists?!'
ABAAD is calling for more severe penalties against rapists--penalties that actually hold the rapists, not their victims, accountable for their actions.
Lebanon's Parliament last year scrapped a controversial law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go free, after a high-profile campaign spearheaded by ABAAD.
An FIR against the alleged rapists was already filed with the Police.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences appear to be finally agreeing on a set of standards when it comes to expelling convicted rapists.
A PLAN to completely scrap a controversial legal loophole that allows convicted rapists to marry their victims is in danger of stalling.
SHAMED footballer David Goodwillie suffers worse abuse than rapists in jail, his boss claims.
'We have already prepared a draft ordinance to award death penalty to child rapists. It will be passed during next cabinet meeting,' said Abdul Haque Khan, Jammu and Kashmir Law Minster.