'''Rape''' is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability, or is below the legal age of consent. The term ''rape'' is sometimes used interchangeably with the term ''sexual assault'' ,though the latter can sometimes refer to acts which are not themselves rape.[[File:..jpg|thumb|[[Creature]]]]
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'''Rape''' is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability, or is below the legal age of consent. The term ''rape'' is sometimes used interchangeably with the term ''sexual assault'' ,though the latter can sometimes refer to acts which are not themselves rape.[[File:Tizian_094.jpg|thumb|An artwork depicting [[wikipedia:Lucretia|Lucretia]] being raped by [[wikipedia:Sextus_Tarquinius|Sextus Tarquinius]]]]
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability, or is below the legal age of consent. The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault ,though the latter can sometimes refer to acts which are not themselves rape.
