What is CARNALLY KNEW? Definition of CARNALLY KNEW in Black's Law Dictionary – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
In pleading. A technical phrase in an indictment to charge the defendant with the crime of rape. Some authorities suggest that the words "carnally knew" are included in the term "rapuit" and are therefore unnecessary; 2 Hawk.P.C. c. 25, § 56; 2 Stark.Cr.P1. 431, n. (e), at least in states in which the statutes do not designate the crime by the words "did ravish and carnally know"; 1 Hale, P.C. 628, 632; 3 Russell, Cr. (6th ed.) 230. See Noble v. State, 22 Ohio St. 545; Dawkins v. State, 58 Ala. 378, 29 Am.Rep. 754.
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