abduction

Definition of abduction

Nouns

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
Type of:
capture, seizure
the act of taking of a person by force
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Type of:
motility, motion, move, movement
a change of position that does not entail a change of location

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