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Collocations for rape - noun

ADJECTIVE

alleged
attempted
marital, spousal (esp. AmE)
acquaintance (esp. AmE), date, gang
brutal, forcible, violent
statutory (AmE)

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rape + NOUN

victim
suspect
accusation, allegation, charge
case, trial
scene
a rape scene from the movie

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Collocations for rape - verb

ADVERB

brutally, viciously, violently
She was attacked and brutally raped.
repeatedly
allegedly
at gunpoint, at knifepoint
She was viciously raped at knifepoint.

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VERB + rape

attempt to, try to

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PHRASES

be raped, get raped
She was worried about getting raped on her way home.
be accused of raping sb, be charged with raping sb
be convicted of raping sb, be found guilty of raping sb
deny raping sb

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Rape is used with these nouns as the object:
woman

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