Talk:Raptus
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Re: Possible Split/Merge[edit]
Raptus was apparently conflatable with raptio. Case in point:
Christopher Cannon (1993); Raptus in the Chaumpaigne Release and a Newly Discovered Document Concerning the Life of Geoffrey Chaucer in Speculum, no. 68, pp. 74-94 [1]
A detailed discussion of the terms raptus and rapere, their background, role in church and secular law (especially medieval England), as well as the wide difference in punishment the two entailed. -Aryaman (☼) 12:01, 31 March 2008 (UTC)