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marital rape

American  
[mar-i-tl reyp] / ˈmær ɪ tl ˌreɪp /

noun

  1. sexual assault perpetrated by someone who is the spouse or long-term domestic partner of the person they assault.

Etymology

Origin of marital rape

First recorded in 1895–1900

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