*ravishment*

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 husband. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment
Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape. [ 1913 Webster ]