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Noun: ravishment  ra-vish-munt
  1. A feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
    - entrancement
     
  2. The crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
    - rape, violation, assault

Derived forms: ravishments

Type of: abuse, delectation, delight, sex crime, sex offence [Brit, Cdn], sex offense [US], sexual abuse, sexual assault

Encyclopedia: Ravishment