Meanings
plural firewood rapes
- countableuncountableThe rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.
The most prevalent form of VAWG (as already stated) is IPV, not rape in public by a non-partner (which most firewood rapes are classed as) or conflict rape.
2021, Tamsin Bradley, Janet Gruber, Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
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firewood rape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firewood%20rape
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