RAVISHMENT
ravishment,n. Archaic. 1. Forcible seizure and carrying off of another person (esp. a woman);
ABDUCTION. 2.RAPE(1). • In this sense the term is widely considered inappropriate for modern
usage, given its romantic connotations (in other contexts) of ecstasy and delight. In the
Restatement (First) of Torts § 65a, the word was defined as including not just rape but any carnal
intercourse of a criminal nature. See RAPUIT. — ravish,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]