Sentence:  She worked under the great tapestry with its glowing but subdued tones—huntsmen with lofted horns had been running down a female stag. After the <WSD>rape</WSD>, leaving the grooms to bring the trophy home, they galloped away into the soft brumous Italian skyline; ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder. (from early 14th c.)