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abduction definition

ab·duc·tion (ab duk′s̸hən, əb-)

noun

  1. an abducting or being abducted
  2. Law the carrying off of a person by force or fraud; esp., the kidnapping of a woman for marriage, prostitution, etc.
  3. Physiol.
    1. an abducting of a part of the body
    2. the changed position resulting from this

Etymology: LL abductio: see abduct

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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