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Broom rape

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Coleseed

The common rape or cole

Offence of

Offence of, Rape in its simplest term is 'the ravishment of a woman, without her consent, by force, fear or fraud,

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assault

b : a criminal assault accompanied by the intent to commit or the commission of a felony (as rape) compare simple assault in this entry assault with intent : a criminal assault committed with the intent to

consent

under duress or coercion and usually who has knowledge or understanding see also age of consent, informed consent, rape, statutory rape b : a defense claiming that the victim consented to an alleged crime (as rape) 2

carnal knowledge

: the crime of committing such an act [was charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile] see also rape NOTE: Carnal knowledge is sometimes an element of the statutory definition of rape in addition to being a

Westminster the First, Statute of

retrains the power of the king's escheator and other officers; amends the criminal law, putting the crime of rape on the footing to which it has been lately restored, as a most grievous but not capital offence,

Violation of women

Violation of women. See RAPE.

Viol

Viol [old law, Fr.], rape, indecent assault, Barr. on Stat. 139.

Stupration

Stupration [fr. stupro, Lat.], rape, violation.

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