Ravishment
[rav-ish-muh nt] /ˈræv ɪʃ mənt/
noun
1.
rapture or ecstasy.
2.
violent removal.
3.
the forcible abduction of a woman.
4.
1 (def 1).
n.
1530s, from Middle French ravissement (14c.), from ravir (see ravish).
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