See Also: Ravishment(medicine)
ravishment(dictionary)
RAVISHMENT, crim(law)
RAVISHMENT OF WARD, Eng(law)

ravishment (iou)



ravishment noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French ravissement, from raviss-: see RAVISH, -MENT.]
The action or an act of forcibly abducting a woman or ward; (a) rape. LME.
(A) delight, (a) rapture, (an) ecstasy. L15.
An act of plundering or ravaging. L16-M17.