Rape, * division of a country. In the English law, this is a district similar to that of a hundred; but oftentimes containing in it more hundreds than one.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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