Meaning of RAVISHMENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'ravishmunt
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | assault, entrancement, rape, violation |
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| | See Also: | | carnal abuse, date rape, delectation, delight, sexual abuse, sexual assault, statutory rape | |
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| | 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.
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