Defloration
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The act by which a woman is deprived of her virginity. When this is done unlawfully and against her will, it bears the name of "rape" (q. V.); when she consents, it is "fornication" (q. V.); or if the man be married, it is "adultery" on his part. 2 Greenl. Ev. § 48; 21 Pick. (Mass.) 509; 36 Me. 261; 11 Ga. 53; 2 Dall. (Pa.) 124.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The act by which a woman is deprived of her virginity. When this is done unlawfully and againsl her will, it bears the name of rape (which seet: when she consents, it is fornication (which see); or if the man be married it is adultery on bis part; 2 Greenl. Ev. S lv: Com. v. Call, 21 Pick. (Masa) 509, 32 Dec. 281; state v. Hutchinson,::•; Me. 261; Cook v. State, 11 Ga. 53.."<; Am. Dec. 410; Respublica v. Roberts. 2 DaiL (U. B.) 124, 1 L. Ed..".i»;.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Seduction or debauching. The act by which a woman is deprived of her virginity.