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abduction
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
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