About The Word Abduction
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Abduction
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What's The Definition Of Abduction?
[n] (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
[n] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Abduction: Related Terms | Find terms related to Abduction: apprehension | arrest | arrestation | capture | catch | catching | collaring | coup | crimping | dragnet | forcible seizure | grab | grabbing | hold | impressment | kidnapping | nabbing | picking up | power grab | prehension | running in | seizure | seizure of power | shanghaiing | snatch | snatching | taking in | taking into custody See Also | capture | motility | motion | move | movement | seizure Abduction In Webster's Dictionary \Ab*duc"tion\, n. [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.]
1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a
carrying away. --Roget.
2. (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other
part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3. (Law) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off
of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the
abduction of an heiress.
4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major
is evident, but the minor is only probable.
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