marital rape
[ mar-i-tl reyp ]
noun
sexual assault perpetrated by someone who is the spouse or long-term domestic partner of the person they assault.: Compare partner rape, stranger rape.
Origin of marital rape
1First recorded in 1895–1900
- Also called spous·al rape [spou-zuhl reyp] /ˈspaʊ zəl ˌreɪp/ .
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How to use marital rape in a sentence
But that's changed: marital rape is a crime, one only punishable by prison time.
This leaves child brides, already vulnerable, open to sanctioned marital rape.
Marital Rape Ruling Highlights India’s Problem With Consent | Amana Fontanella-Khan | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite this, in March Indian parliamentarians rejected proposals to criminalize marital rape.
Marital Rape Ruling Highlights India’s Problem With Consent | Amana Fontanella-Khan | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the mother would privately say that her wonderful Tony had been the result of a marital rape.
Anthony Marshall Heads to Prison, Ending the Brooke Astor Affair | Michael Daly | June 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe found that child marriage contributed to domestic violence and marital rape, school dropouts, and reproductive health problems.
Exchanging Daughters for Livestock: Child Marriage In South Sudan | Gauri van Gulik, Janet Walsh | March 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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