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history of rape  

Definition

  • Rape has always been a gendered victimization throughout the world. This means that the victims are overwhelmingly one gender—female. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Rape, History of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GS1SQW43-5

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