ravishment

ravishment
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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


ravishment
Unlawful carnal knowledge of a female by a male by force, against her will and without her consent.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


ravishment
Unlawful carnal knowledge of a female by a male by force, against her will and without her consent.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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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 — 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) …  

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