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rapist

British  
/ ˈreɪpɪst /

noun

  1. a person who commits rape

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Overall, Ms. Noem says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed “murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Labour MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire is now campaigning to change the law to stop rapists having parental rights - and says she has the the prime minister's backing.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

The exams include DNA collection key to prosecuting rapists and often provide other medical care such as sexually transmitted infection testing and emergency contraception.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023

He asserted that rapists should be prosecuted "to the full extent of the law," before doubling down on his argument that he knows a couple that married as pre-teens after the girl got married.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2023

Terryl saw Linton as someone who didn’t flinch in taking on unusual or tough cases; he’d had a particular interest in going after rapists and child abusers.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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