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Ravishment

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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy.

(3):

(n.) The act of ravishing a woman; rape.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ravishment'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/ravishment.html. 1828.
 
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