Rape Reeve
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. The chief officer of a rape (q. v.).1 Bl. Comm. 116. In the Civil Law. The violent taking from the person of another of money or goods for the sake of gain; robbery from the person. Halifax, Anal. bk. 2, c. 23, Nos. 1, 2; Heinec. Elem. Jur. Civ. lib. 4, tit. 2, § 1071. —
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. The chief officer of a rape, (q. v.) 1 BI. Comm. 116.
Defined under Rape in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In English law. The chief oBScer of a rape.