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abduction
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ab·duct  (b-dkt)
tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts
1. To carry off by force; kidnap.
2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.

[Latin abdcere, abduct- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

ab·duct·ee n.
ab·duction n.

abduction [æbˈdʌkʃən]
n
1. the act of taking someone away by force or cunning; kidnapping
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the action of certain muscles in pulling a leg, arm, etc. away from the median axis of the body
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abductionabduction - the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
seizure, capture - the act of taking of a person by force
2.abductionabduction - (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

abduction
noun kidnapping, seizure, carrying off the abduction of four black youths from a church hostel in Soweto
Translations
abduction [æbˈdʌkʃən] Nrapto m, secuestro m
abduction [æbˈdʌkʃən] n [person, child] → enlèvement m
child abduction → enlèvement m d'enfant
alien abduction → enlèvement m par des extra-terrestres
abduction
nEntführung f
abduction [æbˈdʌkʃn] nrapimento, sequestro di persona


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