1. To force another person to submit to sex acts; especially, sexual intercourse; or to commit forceable sex on someone: The hotel maid said the man had raped her and locked her in the bathroom so he could get away before she revealed the criminal act.

According to the law, the marital status of the person who is raped is usually irrelevant; moreover, the crime is codified under various names, including first degree sexual assault, sexual battery, unlawful sexual intercourse, and first degree sexual abuse.

2. To plunder or to pillage: The Romans raped (sacked or plundered) many places during their years of conquering.