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Ravishment of ward
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Ravishment of wardEnglish law. The marriage of an infant ward, without the consent of the guardian, is called a ravishment of ward, and punishable by statute.
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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Marriage
A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage.
Infant
Persons. One under the age of twenty-one years.
Ward
1) Ward in chancery.An infant who is under the superintendence of the chancellor 2) A district. Most cities are divided for various purposes into districts, each of which is called a ward 3) Domestic relations. An infant placed by authority of law under the care of a guardian.4) Police. To watch in the day time, for the purpose of preventing violations of the law
Without
Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause.
Consent
Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.
Guardian
An individual who, by legal appointment or by the effect of a written law, is given custodyof both the property and the person of one who is unable to manage their own affairs, such as a child or mentally-disabled person.
Ravishment
Criminal law. 1) It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2) It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.
Statute
The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed in the constitution; an act of the legislature.
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Ravished
Pleadings. In indictments for rape, this technical word must be introduced, for no other word, nor any circumlocution, will answer the purpose. The defendant should be charged with having "feloniously ravished" the prosecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment.
Ravishment
Criminal law. 1) It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2) It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.
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Ratio decidendi
Reason for deciding, which refers to a finding of law in a decision, where the finding was based on the issues properly before the court. It is legal reasoning essential to the decision that the court must take to decide the case.
Rationalibus divisis, writ de
The name of a writ which lies properly when two men have lands in several towns or hamlets, so that the one is seised of the land in one town or hamlet, and the other, of the other town or hamlet by himself; and they do not know the bounds of the town or hamlet, nor of their respective lands. This writ lies by one, against the other, and the object of it is to fix the boundaries
Rau
Remote Access Unit. Also known as the Maintenance Port.
Ravished
Pleadings. In indictments for rape, this technical word must be introduced, for no other word, nor any circumlocution, will answer the purpose. The defendant should be charged with having "feloniously ravished" the prosecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment.
Ravishment
Criminal law. 1) It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2) It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.
Ravishment of ward
Razoring
Removing the last check, invoice, purchase order or other sequentially numbered item from a pad of items by carefully cutting with a razor around the staple holding the pad together. In this manner, fictitious transactions can be documented on official forms.
Re
(United Kingdom) In the matter of.
Reading
The act of making known the contents of a writing or of a printed document.
Ready-made company
A ready-made company is formed by company registration agents and can be transferred to a person wishing to use a company. The company will have carried on no activities and can be taken over by changing the directors and the secretary.
Real
1) A term which is applied to land in its most enlarged signification. Real security, therefore, means the security of mortgages or other incumbrances affecting lands. 2) In the civil law, real has not the same meaning as it has in the common law. There it signifies what relates to a thing, whether it be movable or immovable, lands or goods; thus, a real injury is one which is done to a thing, as a trespass to property, whether it be real or personal in the common law sense. A real statute is one which relates to a thing, in contradistinction to such as relate to a person.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Marriage
A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage.
Infant
Persons. One under the age of twenty-one years.
Ward
1) Ward in chancery.An infant who is under the superintendence of the chancellor 2) A district. Most cities are divided for various purposes into districts, each of which is called a ward 3) Domestic relations. An infant placed by authority of law under the care of a guardian.4) Police. To watch in the day time, for the purpose of preventing violations of the law
Without
Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause.
Consent
Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.
Guardian
An individual who, by legal appointment or by the effect of a written law, is given custodyof both the property and the person of one who is unable to manage their own affairs, such as a child or mentally-disabled person.
Ravishment
Criminal law. 1) It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2) It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.
Statute
The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed in the constitution; an act of the legislature.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Ravished
Pleadings. In indictments for rape, this technical word must be introduced, for no other word, nor any circumlocution, will answer the purpose. The defendant should be charged with having "feloniously ravished" the prosecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment.
Ravishment
Criminal law. 1) It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2) It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Ratio decidendi
Reason for deciding, which refers to a finding of law in a decision, where the finding was based on the issues properly before the court. It is legal reasoning essential to the decision that the court must take to decide the case.
Rationalibus divisis, writ de
The name of a writ which lies properly when two men have lands in several towns or hamlets, so that the one is seised of the land in one town or hamlet, and the other, of the other town or hamlet by himself; and they do not know the bounds of the town or hamlet, nor of their respective lands. This writ lies by one, against the other, and the object of it is to fix the boundaries
Rau
Remote Access Unit. Also known as the Maintenance Port.
Ravished
Pleadings. In indictments for rape, this technical word must be introduced, for no other word, nor any circumlocution, will answer the purpose. The defendant should be charged with having "feloniously ravished" the prosecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment.
Ravishment
Criminal law. 1) It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2) It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.
Ravishment of ward
Razoring
Removing the last check, invoice, purchase order or other sequentially numbered item from a pad of items by carefully cutting with a razor around the staple holding the pad together. In this manner, fictitious transactions can be documented on official forms.
Re
(United Kingdom) In the matter of.
Reading
The act of making known the contents of a writing or of a printed document.
Ready-made company
A ready-made company is formed by company registration agents and can be transferred to a person wishing to use a company. The company will have carried on no activities and can be taken over by changing the directors and the secretary.
Real
1) A term which is applied to land in its most enlarged signification. Real security, therefore, means the security of mortgages or other incumbrances affecting lands. 2) In the civil law, real has not the same meaning as it has in the common law. There it signifies what relates to a thing, whether it be movable or immovable, lands or goods; thus, a real injury is one which is done to a thing, as a trespass to property, whether it be real or personal in the common law sense. A real statute is one which relates to a thing, in contradistinction to such as relate to a person.
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