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Definition of Rape conviction
1. Noun. Conviction for rape.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rape Conviction
Literary usage of Rape conviction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Criminal Justice & Community Response to Rape by Joel Epstein (1995)
"United States™ which involved a criminal defendant's appeal of a rape conviction
by challenging the scientific reliability of DNA evidence as ..."
2. In England & Wales 1981-86 by Patrick A. Langan (1999)
"The US rape conviction rate rose sharply (.099 in 1981 rising to .212 in 1995),
while the English rate rose comparatively modestly (.015 in 1981 rising to ..."
3. Crime Or Custom?: Violence Against Women in Pakistan by Samya Burney, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"85 Similarly, the Federal Shariat Court converted a rape conviction to one of
fornication on the grounds that "[s]ince no violence ..."
4. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1903)
"Under an indictment for an assault with intent to rape, conviction cannot be had
upon evidence showing an attempt to rape by fraud alone. (Tex. Cr. Eep. ..."
5. Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan by Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S. (1992)
"The court decided that her statement did not warrant a rape conviction because
she had failed to register the complaint immediately. ..."
6. The Digest of Canadian Criminal Case Law: Comprising the Reported Cases on by George Edward McCrossan, Samuel Davies Schultz, Andrew Miller Harper (1908)
"Indictment for Rape — CONVICTION FOR COMMON ASSAULT.]—A prisoner indicted for
rape may be found guilty of common assault, notwithstanding the complaint or ..."
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