"rape tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rape trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rape tree (plural rape trees)
  1. A tree or similar structure said to be used by smugglers near the U.S.–Mexico border to exhibit their sexual assaults by hanging victims' undergarments from the branches as trophies.
    Sense id: en-rape_tree-en-noun-hVeUX5Mu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rape

Inflected forms

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