Ravished
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In pleading. A technical word necessary in an indictment for rape. No other word or circumlocution will answer. The defendant should be charged with having "feloniously ravished" the prosecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment. Bac. Abr. "Indictment" (G 1); Comyn, Dig. "Indictment" (G 6); Hawk. P. C. 2, c. 25, § 56; Cro. Car. 37; 1 Hale, P. C. 628; 2 Hale, P. C. 184; Co. Litt. 184, note (p); 2 Inst. 180; 1 East, P. C. 447. The words "feloniously did ravish and carnally know" imply that the act was done forcibly and against the will of the woman. 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 70. See 3 Chit. Crim. Law, 812.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Pleading. A technical word necessary in an indictment for rape. No other word or circumlocution will answer. The defendant should be charged with having “ feloniously ravished” the prosecutrix, or woman, mentioned in the indictment; Bac. Abr. Indictment (G 1); Com. Dig. Indictment (G 6); Hawk. PI. Cr. 2, c. 25, s. 26; Cro. Car. 37; Co. Litt. 184, n. p; Co. 2d Inst. 180; 1 East, PI. Cr. 447. The words “feloniously did ravish and carnally know” imply that the act was done forcibly and against the will of the woman; Harman v. Com., 12 S. & R. (Pa.) 70. See 3 Chitty, Cr. L. 812.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910