Rack in United States
Rack Definition
An engine with which to torture a supposed criminal, in order to extort a confession of his supposed crime, and the names of his’ supposed accomplices. It is unknown in the United States, but, known by the nickname of the “Duke of Exeter’s Daughter,” was in use in England. Barr. Obs. St. 366; 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 227.
Rack in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Rack | Rack in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Rack | Rack in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Rack | Rack in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Rack | Rack in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Rack | Rack in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Rack | Rack in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Rack | Rack in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
An engine with which to torture a supposed criminal, in order to extort a confession of his supposed crime, and the names of his’ supposed accomplices. It is unknown in the United States, but, known by the nickname of the “Duke of Exeter’s Daughter,” was in use in England. Barr. Obs. St. 366; 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 227.
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This definition of Rack is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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