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abduct verb

  /æbˈdʌkt/ , /əbˈdʌkt/
  • (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
 ravir, enlever

abduction noun

  /æbˈdək.ʃn̩/ , /æbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈdək.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ , /ˈeɪ.ˈbiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/
  • (anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [Mid 17th century.]
  • (logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. [Late 17th century.]
 abduction
  • (legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [Mid 18th century.]
 enlèvement, rapt
  • Leading away; a carrying away. [Early 17th century.]
 enlèvement
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