De Raptu Virginum
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Of the ravishment of maids. The name of an appeal formerly in use in England in cases of rape. Bracton, fol. 147; 2 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 38. DE RATIONABl Ll PARTE BONORUM (Lat. of a reasonable part of the goods). A vrrit to enable the widow and children of a decedent to recover their proper shares of the inheritance. 2 Bl. Comm. 492. The writ is said to be founded on the customs of the counties, and not on the common-law allowance. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 122 (L). DE RATIONALIBUS DIVISIS (Lat. for reasonable boundaries). A writ which lies to determine the boundaries between the lands of two proprietors, which lie in different towns. The writ is to be brought by one against the other. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 128 (M); 3 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 48.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Of the ravishment of maids. The name of an appeal formerly in use in England in eases of rape. Bract. fol. 147; 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 38. DE RATIONABILI PARTE BONO-
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. Of the ravishment of maids. The name of an appeal formerly in use in England in cases of rape. Bract, fol. 147. 2 Reeves' Hist. 38. See Appeal.