Abduction
[əb'dʌkʃn] or [æb'dʌkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body.
(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.
Editor: Rodney--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
(n.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(n.) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
(n.) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Editor: Rufus
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Withdrawing, withdrawal, withdrawment, drawing away.[2]. Kidnapping.
Editor: Orville
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Abstraction, subtraction, deprivation, ablution, rape, seizure, appropriation
ANT:Addition, adduction, replacement, restitution, restoration, surrender,reinstatement
Checked by Cathy
Examples
- Clayton told of the abduction of Jane Porter and the need of armed men to aid in the search for her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Mr. Pickwick, how dare you allow your fellow to be employed in the abduction of my sister? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Williamson and Woodley were both tried for abduction and assault, the former getting seven years the latter ten. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's abduction, Watson--abduction! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Have you heard nothing of the abduction of the only son of the Duke of Holdernesse? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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