1. Rape is a crime of a sexual nature characterized by any type of carnal contact in which penetration occurs with any part of the body or with an object without the consent of one of the parties, that is, produced without due understanding. of the person regarding the act, under threats or with the application of physical force.
2. Sexual relationship classified as inappropriate regardless of the consent between the parties, practiced with an adolescent before reaching the age of majority, according to the local legal system (in most countries it includes those under 18 years of age).
Etymology: by latin stuprumon the verb stuprareOriginally associated with the act of rape itself and the damage to the honor of the victim.
Grammatical category: masculine noun
in syllables: is-your-pro.
Rape
In its legal sense, it is a legal figure that is applied to a type of sexual crime. Rape basically consists of maintaining sexual contact with a person who has not yet reached the age of majority and resorting to some kind of deception or some psychological manipulation of the minor. If we pay attention to its etymology, we could say that rape is sexual deceit. Therefore, the person who commits this crime is an adult who manipulates a minor to have sexual relations.
For rape to be considered a crime, the person must be an adult and the victim must be a minor. In most cases, this action is accompanied by taking advantage of the adult, who sexually abuses the minor using his immaturity.
rape and rape
Both are sexual crimes, but they are actions that legally have a different value. Rape is generally related to the use of violence and in rape there is not always a situation of physical violence, since the minor consents to having intimate relationships having been deceived. Despite the legal differences between the two concepts, in both cases there is obvious sexual abuse.
The historical evolution of the crime of rape
Sexual crimes were already contemplated in Roman Law. More than two thousand years ago, the Romans had a legal doctrine that already included the variety of crimes with sexual connotations. In this sense, there was adultery, sodomy, rape and rape. With regard to rape, it originally referred to the sexual abuse of an unmarried woman or even adultery.
Over time, an important legal distinction was introduced: voluntary and violent rape. In the Middle Ages, legal codes punished sexual relations that were practiced through deceit (for example, when the man made a false promise of marriage so that the woman would have intimate relations). In this way, it can be seen that for centuries the crime of rape referred to some type of deception or abuse in sexual relations. Subsequently, the sexual abuse of rape made reference to the victim’s minority.
At present there has been a change in legal terminology in most countries and there is no longer talk of rape but of sexual harassment of minors.
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