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" English law likewise justifies a woman, killing one who attempts to ravish her (a) : and so too the husband or father may justify killing a man, who attempts a rape upon his wife or daughter : but not if he takes them in adultery by consent, for the one... "
Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 360
edited by - 1797
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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 4: A Facsimile of the First ...

William Blackstone - Law - 1979 - 520 pages
...juilifies a woman, killing one who attempts to raviili her a : and fo too the hufband or father may juftify killing a man, who attempts a rape upon his wife or...the one is forcible and felonious, but not the other b. And I make no doubt but the forcibly attempting a crime, of a flill more deleitable nature, may...
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