1. Noun
The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
2. Noun
The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3. Noun
The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
4. Noun
A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
5. Noun
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
6. Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Law
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