gang rape

noun

: rape of one person by several attackers in succession
gang-rape
ˈgaŋ-ˌrāp How to pronounce gang rape (audio)
transitive verb

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Its officers investigated the 2024 gang rape allegations and presented their initial findings to the Tompkins County district attorney, who declined to prosecute within weeks of the woman making her first report to police. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The Ivy League university’s president announced the ban amid allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2026 The making of monsters The Cornell gang rape investigation flooding social media outlets and news coverage and fueling a lot of discussions actually took place in 2024. — Stephanie Jones, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Since at least the 1970s and 1980s, there have been incidents of gang rape of intoxicated, incapacitated women in fraternity houses. — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gang rape

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gang rape was in 1875

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