Rape in Europe
Definition of Rape
(1) A division of the county of Sussex, viz., Chichester, Arundel, Bramber, Lewes, Pevensey and Hastings. They appear to have been military governments in early Norman times. (2) The act of having carnal knowledge of a woman against her will, or by permission extorted by force, fear of immediate bodily harm, or fraud. Rape is a felony, punishable with penal servitude for life. (Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 48; Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, s. 4.)
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