rapines

Definition of rapinesnext
plural of rapine

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Noun
  • In the '30s, when the Lindbergh baby was abducted, kidnappings and ransoms were so common that high-profile people often secured kidnapping insurance.
    Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The number comes from a 1999 Department of Justice report that used surveys to estimate missing children cases nationwide under broad definitions, including everything from abductions to runaways to brief scares where a kid gets lost for a couple of hours.
    Stephen Johnson, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The abductions started a little over a decade ago.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Rapines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapines. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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