rape kit en · NOUN
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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:
- (informal, uncommon) A kit containing sex toys, condoms, and other adult paraphernalia that is used during the commission of a rape or sexual assault.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| rape kits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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fi seksuaalirikostutkimuspakkaus (set of items for gathering and preserving physical evidence following sexual assault) · cmn 強姦取證工具包 /强奸取证工具包 (set of items for gathering and preserving physical evidence following sexual assault)