- ravishment
- Being ravished. Ravishing. See ravish.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ravishment
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ravishment — index abduction, rape Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 ravishment … Law dictionary
ravishment — noun see ravish … New Collegiate Dictionary
ravishment — /rav ish meuhnt/, n. 1. rapture or ecstasy. 2. violent removal. 3. the forcible abduction of a woman. 4. rape1 (def. 1). [1470 80; < MF ravissement, equiv. to raviss (see RAVISH) + ment MENT] * * * … Universalium
ravishment — noun a) ecstasy b) seizure by force … Wiktionary
ravishment — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abuse, banditry, beatification, beatitude, betrayal, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, brigandage, brigandism, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, craze, criminal assault, debauchment, defilement,… … Moby Thesaurus
ravishment — rævɪʃmÉ™nt n. abduction, kidnapping; rape, forced sexual intercourse; enchantment, fascination; expansion of the physical … English contemporary dictionary
ravishment — n. 1. Rape, defloration, constupration, violation, defilement. 2. Rapture, ecstasy, transport, great delight, enravishment. 3. Abduction … New dictionary of synonyms
ravishment — n 1. rapture, transport, ecstasy; felicity, bliss, joy, delight, exaltation, delectation; trance, paroxysm, orgasm. 2.(all usu. of persons) abduction, robbery, theft, capture, seizure, kidnapping; impressment, conscription. 3.(all usu. in… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ravishment — rav·ish·ment … English syllables
ravishment — /ˈrævɪʃmənt/ (say ravishmuhnt) noun 1. rapture or ecstasy. 2. violent removal. 3. the forcible abduction of a woman. 4. → rape1 (def. 1) …
