Ravish

See Rape. RE. 1. In the matter of. See Res, Re. 2. The Latin inseparable particle, re, red, again, against. In compounds, denotes a turning backward, restoration to a former condition, transition into the'opposite state; opposition; return, repetition, iteration. See words following.

The verb corresponding to the noun rape, q. v. Ravishment: abduction; marriage of an infant ward without guardian's consent. Also, rape. Ravish, or ravished, is indispensably necessary in an indictment for a rape. No other word or circumlocution will take its place, — not even the noun rape. Davis v. State, 42 Tex. 226; People v. Quin, 50 Barb. 128. That ravish, per se, imports the sexual act, see Harper v. Delp, 3 Ind. 225. RE. In the affair or matter of. A term of frequent use in designating judicial proceedings, in which there is only one party or petitioner. Thus Re Vivian signifies In the matter of Vivian, or in Vivian's Case.