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firewood rape

firewood rape noun: the rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.

Noun

firewood rape (countable and uncountable, plural firewood rapes)

  1. The rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.
    • The most prevalent form of VAWG (as already stated) is IPV, not rape in public by a non-partner (which most firewood rapes are classed as) or conflict rape.2021, Tamsin Bradley, Janet Gruber, Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls

Forms of firewood rape

pluralfirewood rapes

Questions about firewood rape

What does firewood rape mean?
Firewood rape means the rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.
What part of speech is firewood rape?
Firewood rape is a noun.
What is the plural of firewood rape?
The plural of firewood rape is firewood rapes.

Words near firewood rape in the dictionary

  1. firewires
  2. firewise
  3. firewoman
  4. firewomen
  5. firewood
  6. firewood rape
  7. firewood rapes
  8. firewood-gatherer
  9. firewood-gatherers
  10. firewooding
  11. firewoods

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