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  • 21rape — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, plunder; seduce, debauch, ravish. See impurity, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. violation, sexual assault, seduction, deflowering, criminal assault, abduction, statutory offense, statutory …

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  • 22entrancement — noun a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment • Syn: ↑ravishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑ravish (for: ↑ravishment), ↑entrance • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 23violation — noun 1. a crime less serious than a felony (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑misdemeanor, ↑misdemeanour, ↑infraction, ↑infringement • Derivationally related forms: ↑infringe (for: ↑ …

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  • 24Oppression — Op*pres sion, n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.] 1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed. [1913 Webster] 2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. The multitude of oppressions. Job xxxv. 9. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Rapine — Rap ine (r[a^]p [i^]n), n. [F. rapine; cf. Pr. & It. rapina; all fr. L. rapina, fr. rapere to seize and carry off by force. See {Rapid}, and cf. {Raven} rapine.] 1. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force;… …

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  • 26Stigmatize — Stig ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stigmatizing}.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.] 1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. [1913 Webster] That . . . hold out both their… …

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  • 27Stigmatized — Stigmatize Stig ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stigmatizing}.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.] 1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. [1913 Webster] That . . . hold out… …

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  • 28Stigmatizing — Stigmatize Stig ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stigmatizing}.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.] 1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. [1913 Webster] That . . . hold out… …

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  • 29To do violence on — Violence Vi o*lence, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.] 1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force. [1913 Webster] That seal You ask with such a violence, the… …

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  • 30To do violence to — Violence Vi o*lence, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.] 1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force. [1913 Webster] That seal You ask with such a violence, the… …

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