abduction Definition
ab·duc·tion (ab duk′s̸hən, əb-)
noun
- an abducting or being abducted
- Law the carrying off of a person by force or fraud; esp., the kidnapping of a woman for marriage, prostitution, etc.
- Physiol.
- an abducting of a part of the body
- the changed position resulting from this
Etymology: LL abductio: see abduct
abduction Usage Examples
Converse of object
- prevent: In some cases refusing to allow unsupervised contact may be the only solution to prevent abduction.
- investigate: Police investigating the attempted abduction of a woman in Riddings on Sunday have issued a CD fit of the suspect.
- follow: Chronology of the Events In the IDF's Operation Summer Rains in the Gaza Strip following the abduction of Cpl.
Adjective modifier
- alien: However could alien abduction simply be a symptom of a deluded mind?
- attempted: A man is being questioned by police about the attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Henley in Arden.
- alleged: An investigation is underway by Derbyshire police into the theft of a lorry-load of tires and the alleged abduction of the vehicle's driver.
- parental: Reunite A UK charity specializing in international parental child abduction.
- international: The firm remains well known for its work in international child abduction " .
Modifies a noun
- lore: We get none of the biological absurdities of abduction lore, no switching off of witnesses, no mind rays.
- narrative: This was the template on which other abduction narratives were erected, adding new elements from time to time.
- scenario: You just have to take the abduction scenario with a large pinch of salt.
- phenomenon: Then there was the alien abduction phenomenon, which is a massive subject in its own right.
- story: Those North American abduction stories show quite different origins.
- researcher: The only response came from Nick Pope, who said that abduction researchers were too busy: " .
Noun used with modifier
- hip: Effect of duration of passive stretch on hip abduction range of motion.
- shoulder: Clinical Findings - Loss of active shoulder abduction, the patient compensating by upwards shrugging of the shoulder.
- child: DOGGETT: I worked the child abduction task force.
Preposition: of
- soldier: Large-scale abductions of Iraqi soldiers, police and civilians have been a feature of sectarian insurgent violence in the past couple of years.
- girl: Constantine was the first to prohibit the abduction of girls.
Preposition: by
alien: There is certainly nothing impossible about abduction by aliens in UFOs.
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