RAVISHMENT, crim. law. This word has several meanings. 1. It is an unlawful taking of a woman, or an heir in ward. 2. It is sometimes used synonymously with rape.

Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
 

Ravishment \Rav"ish*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. ravissement. See Ravish.]

[1913 Webster]

1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

ravishment

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Ravishment \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)