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Definition of acquaintance rape noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

acquaintance rape

noun

/əˈkweɪntəns reɪp/

/əˈkweɪntəns reɪp/

[uncountable, countable] (especially North American English)

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the crime of raping somebody, committed by a person who the victim knows

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See acquaintance rape in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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