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rape kit

rape kit noun: a set of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following an allegation of sexual assault.

Noun

rape kit (plural rape kits)

  1. A set of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following an allegation of sexual assault.
    • Ten thousand rape kits tested. One hundred twenty-seven convictions won, 1,947 cases investigated, 817 serial rapists identified. It's been a long eight years for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.2017 December 17, Nancy Kaffer, “Kaffer: 8 years into tests of abandoned rape kits, Worthy works for justice”, in Detroit Free Press
    Synonyms:
    rape test kit
  2. (informal, uncommon) A kit containing sex toys, condoms, and other adult paraphernalia that is used during the commission of a rape or sexual assault.

Synonyms of rape kit

Forms of rape kit

pluralrape kits

Questions about rape kit

What does rape kit mean?
Rape kit means a set of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following an allegation of sexual assault.
What part of speech is rape kit?
Rape kit is a noun.
What is the plural of rape kit?
The plural of rape kit is rape kits.

Words near rape kit in the dictionary

  1. rape camps
  2. rape card
  3. rape culture
  4. rape cultures
  5. rape face
  6. rape kit
  7. rape kits
  8. rape of Africa
  9. rape oil
  10. rape oils
  11. rape play

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