rape (crime); criminal rape
Dated legal term for the crime of rape. In modern Japanese law, this has been replaced by 不同意性交等罪 (non-consensual sexual intercourse etc. crime). Still encountered in historical or pre-reform legal contexts.
See also: 不同意性交等罪
旧刑法では強姦罪が規定されていた。
The former Penal Code provided for the crime of rape.
The crime of rape has now been revised to the crime of non-consensual sexual intercourse, etc.