Definitions for: Ravishment

[n] the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
[n] a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment

Webster (1913) Definition: Rav"ish*ment, n. [F. ravissement. See Ravish.]
1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent;
abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their
parents, or a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from
her husband. --Blackstone.

2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of
delight; ecstasy. --Spencer.

In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment
Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.

3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape.

Synonyms: assault, entrancement, rape, violation

See Also: carnal abuse, date rape, delectation, delight, sexual abuse, sexual assault, statutory rape

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