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rape kits

rape kits is the plural of rape kit.

Meaning of rape kit

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.

Questions about rape kits

What is rape kits the plural of?
Rape kits is the plural of rape kit.

Words near rape kits in the dictionary

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

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